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The defeat for Coakley, which came on the heels of the Democrats' loss of [[Virginia]] and [[New Jersey]] gubernatorial elections in Nov. 2009, was a major blow to the liberal cause and reinvigorated the Republican party nationally. A victory by Scott Brown showed that every Democrat seat, including Democratic-friendly districts, will not be secure or immune from replacement by their constituents.
The defeat for Coakley, which came on the heels of the Democrats' loss of [[Virginia]] and [[New Jersey]] gubernatorial elections in Nov. 2009, was a major blow to the liberal cause and reinvigorated the Republican party nationally. A victory by Scott Brown showed that every Democrat seat, including Democratic-friendly districts, will not be secure or immune from replacement by their constituents.
==Vote analysis==
Rasmussen polls show 56% of Massachusetts voters named health care as the most important issue. Coakley actually won among those voters by a 53% to 46% margin, as those Democrats who wants Obamacare to pass voted for her. But other voters doinated the election.
* Among the 25% who named the economy as the top issue, Brown came out ahead, 52% to 47%.
* Among those who named national security as most important, Brown won 67% to 29%.
* For those who saw taxes as number one, it was Brown 87%, Coakley 13%.<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/massachusetts/a_final_look_at_massachusetts_election_night_poll]</ref>
==Final poll results==
==Final poll results==
[[File:Sbrown1.jpg|thumb|290px|right|a last minute appeal; Brown rarely mentioned his party]]
[[File:Sbrown1.jpg|thumb|290px|right|a last minute appeal; Brown rarely mentioned his party]]