Is Unemployment in Massachusetts to Blame for Coakley's Loss?

PATCHWORK NATION -- January 20, 2010 at 5:10 PM EDT

Is Unemployment in Massachusetts to Blame for Coakley's Loss?

As the GOP's Scott Brown prepares to head to Washington after his victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, Dante Chinni of the Patchwork Nation project stopped by the Rundown Wednesday to discuss the issues driving the unexpected GOP win -- and why the economy may have played a bigger role than the health care debate.

Read Chinni's Patchwork Nation blog on Brown's win here.

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