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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==

===Vote analysis===

In the end, Brown won chiefly because he won unaffiliated voters by a 73% to 25% margin. He picked up 23% of the vote from Democrats--in an election in which where 53% of the voters were Democrats, 21% were Republicans and 26% were not affiliated with either party. Coakley also barely carried a usually reliable Democratic constituency. Union workers went for her by just six points, 52% to 46%.<ref> see [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/massachusetts/brown_wins_stunning_victory_in_massachusetts "Brown Wins Stunning Victory in Massachusetts"]</ref>  

In the end, Brown won chiefly because he won unaffiliated voters by a 73% to 25% margin. He picked up 23% of the vote from Democrats--in an election in which where 53% of the voters were Democrats, 21% were Republicans and 26% were not affiliated with either party. Coakley also barely carried a usually reliable Democratic constituency. Union workers went for her by just six points, 52% to 46%.<ref> see [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/massachusetts/brown_wins_stunning_victory_in_massachusetts "Brown Wins Stunning Victory in Massachusetts"]</ref>  

* Blue Mass Group/R2000 (released 1-14):<br> Brown  41 Coakley 49

* Blue Mass Group/R2000 (released 1-14):<br> Brown  41 Coakley 49

==Endorsements==

===Endorsements===

* State Police Association of Massachusetts <ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/01/coakley_brown_j.html Coakley, Brown joust in heated debate, Boston.com, January 11, 2010]</ref>

* State Police Association of Massachusetts <ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/01/coakley_brown_j.html Coakley, Brown joust in heated debate, Boston.com, January 11, 2010]</ref>

* The Boston Herald

* The Boston Herald