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Coakley refers to Martha Coakley, the Attorney General of Massachusetts, who decided to run for the vacant seat left by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. She was challenged by a state senator named Scott Brown, and led the race by over twenty points approximately one month before the election. (That is what one would expect in this very liberal state). Then, as the current administration, and Democrat Congress continued their one sided assault on all things American, Scott Brown began to surge in the polls. By election day he was actually favored by four to six points, depending on the source, in spite of the fact that President Obama flew into Massachussets just two days before the election to lend his credibility, and the weight of the oval office to her cause. Ms. Coakley was soundly defeated with a spread of five or six points, as predicted in the final days of the campaign. Predictably, the mainstream media joined top mouthpiece Democrats in putting the blame on Ms. Coakley for the loss; or in some cases, just dismissing it as local politics. The facts are that Mr. Brown ran very specifically on the issues of the way Health Care, and Terrorism were being handled in Washington. It was a direct challenge to the White House and Congress, and resulted in a monumental defeat considering this was "Teddy Kennedy's" seat, in what many referred to as the most Blue state in the union. The issues, and the total and arrogant lack of regard of the opinions of the majority of the electorate are what defeated Mr. Obama's surrogate, Ms. Coakley. This stunning defeat had less to do with the persona of Mr. Brown, and more to do with the fact that he did an excellent job framing the debate, and articulating the issues.