Democrats Struggling With Obama Bill After Scott Brown Victory

The Democratic Party in the United States is vowing to press on with President Barack Obama's health care bill. This is in spite of the massive setback they sustained yesterday, when Republican challenger, Scott Brown, scored a decisive victory in Massachusetts, a state that has been a Democratic stronghold for 50-years, due to the late senator, Ted Kennedy and his family.

Vice President Joe Biden (left) and President Barack Obama (right)

The seat the Republicans have now acquired via Brown's win, greatly hampers the Democrats ability to push through legislation without the input of their counterparts across the political aisle. In light of the fact most Republicans vehemently oppose Obama's health care bill, the Democrats have their work cut out for them.

Brown Beats Coakley Putting Obama's Health Care Bill In Jeopardy

Scott Brown

Republican Scott Brown has defeated Democrat Martha Coakley, for the Congressional seat of the late senator, Ted Kennedy. Brown has vowed to use his crucial win to destroy U.S. President Barack Obama's health care bill.

Martha Coakley

Scott Brown wins Massachusetts Senate special election race

...Brown will give Republicans a 41st seat in the Senate, robbing Democrats of the filibuster-proof majority the party had used to pass President Obama's health care plan late last year. In the immediate lead-up to tonight's vote, Democrats -- including the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) -- insisted that the party would move forward on health care but it is unclear whether that bravado will carry over in the coming days as the party seeks to deal with Coakley's stunning upset.

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