Obama Will Mention MA-Sen Loss In State Of The Union

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said President Obama will address the Democrats’ unexpected loss of the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts during his State of the Union address next week.

Gibbs said Obama believes the White House shares the responsibility for Democrat Martha Coakley’s loss last night, adding “there’s no doubt we are frustrated by that.”

“I don’t want to get into the blame game. I won’t do the percentages as tempting as that might be,” Gibbs said.

Obama won’t ignore the message the election sent to Washington, he said.

“He will undoubtedly address the results and what they mean in the State of the Union,” Gibbs said.

Gibbs said the focus of the address to Congress on Wednesday night will be the 2010 direction for the administration: jobs and fiscal responsibility. As we have reported, he also will address the failed terrorist attack on Christmas Day.

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