Posted on 11/03/2021 10:56:47 AM PDT by Morgana
New Jersey Senate president Steve Sweeney may lose his seat to a conservative truck driver who reportedly spent $153 on his campaign.
Edward Durr was leading by over 2,000 votes as of Wednesday morning, the New Jersey Globe reported. A defeat of Sweeney, the longest serving legislative leader in the state’s history, would cause a major rearrangement of New Jersey politics, according to the Globe.
Durr describes himself as “blue collar with a strong conservative belief.” He favors lowering taxes and increasing fiscal responsibility, according to his Facebook page.
The conservative challenger said he encountered Sweeney and challenged him to a debate in October, but Sweeney reportedly declined.
Durr has been critical of Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly Murphy’s decision to force nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients, a decision which Durr says resulted in the deaths of 8,000 seniors in the state. He also says his opponent, Sweeney, spent 20 years doing little more than increasing taxes and the cost of living for New Jersey residents.
Tuesday’s elections proved to be an upset for many Democrat-controlled seats. “In a cycle like this, no Democrat is safe,” said NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota. Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governor’s race in Virginia, a state President Joe Biden won by 10 points in 2020.
The race between Durr and Sweeney is too close to call as of the time of this writing.
This is bigger than AOC beating lard-a$$ Crowley.
JennysCool posted.......there is no question that Democrat chicanery over the years has almost completely destroyed their “brand”.........
I say .... let’s see Dems flaunt their vaunted “tolerance and compassion”.......while standing in quicksand.
Remember, Biden is just doing what Obama wants him to do.
Close to losing? I thought it was already settled.
That is so cool!
Even if the GOP candidate for Governor loses or gets screwed over by vote fraud, I don't think Phil Murphy is going to move ahead on any vaccine mandates. He'll be essentially a lame-duck.
Note to Joe Manchin and Sinema...you paying attention?
Best to quit the NazicRAT party and go independent.
That should be the maximum allowed for a campaign.
But he is doing his best...
This story gets my “Tastiest Dish of the Day” award.
Mmmm-mmmmmm GOOD!
No wonder we have shortages. The truck drivers are busy running for office. /s
Kicking out Murphy and the Rat Senate President in NJ would be the icing on the cake for an already great election day.
Delicious!
Win or lose, there must be a forthcoming book or series of articles on how Durr built a successful campaign on a zero budget.
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