Massachusetts Election Massacre Shows Dems Out of Touch With Times

Updated

Exactly one year after President Obama was inaugurated, Republican Scott Brown rocked the political establishment by defeating Democrat Martha Coakley to win the U.S. Senate seat held by for 46 years by Ted Kennedy, the so-called Liberal Lion. Channeling voter fury about the economy and dissatisfaction with President Obama's domestic policies, Brown won decisively, by a margin of 52% to 47%.

Advertisement