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New Jersey: Powerful Democrat and State Senate President Concedes to GOP Newcomer (A Trucker), Cites 'Red Wave'
NewsMax ^ | 11/10/2021

Posted on 11/10/2021 9:14:31 PM PST by SeekAndFind

One of New Jersey's most powerful elected Democrats conceded Wednesday that he lost reelection to a Republican political newcomer, a commercial truck driver who spent only a couple thousand dollars on his campaign.

State Sen. President Steve Sweeney's loss to Edward Durr in southern New Jersey shocked state officials and left state Democrats, who control the Legislature, searching for a new leader.

“I of course accept the results. I want to congratulate Mr. Durr and wish him the best of luck," Sweeney said during a speech at the statehouse complex Wednesday.

Sweeney said his loss to Durr, who spent at least $2,300 in the contest, was the result of overwhelming GOP turnout in his suburban Philadelphia, politically split district. He lost by about 2,000 votes.

“It was a red wave,” he said.

Sweeney, who spent about $305,000 on his campaign, added that he won't be withdrawing from public life, though he stopped short of saying whether he would seek election to the Senate again or run for governor in 2025. He said that he is going to continue to focus on “the things that are important to the people of this state.”

“What the voters said in this election is New Jersey is a state filled with hardworking people who want to provide for their families and as leaders we need to speak directly to the concerns of all voters,” he said. “I plan to keep speaking to those concerns.”

Durr planned to speak later Wednesday.

His loss unfolded in a politically competitive suburban district that includes parts of Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem counties, which split their votes between Democrats and Republicans in the presidential elections in 2016 and again in 2020.

It also coincided with boosted GOP turnout in an off-year election that saw Republicans win across the state.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: edwarddurr; newjersey; stevesweeney
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1 posted on 11/10/2021 9:14:31 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Incumbents can be defeated.

In primaries, too.


2 posted on 11/10/2021 9:19:13 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

In NJ, no less. Color me stunned.


3 posted on 11/10/2021 9:25:20 PM PST by paulcissa (Politicians want you unarmed so they can kill you.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Sweeney said his loss to Durr, who spent at least $2,300 in the contest, was the result of overwhelming GOP turnout in his suburban Philadelphia, politically split district. He lost by about 2,000 votes.

“It was a red wave,” he said.”

Looks like awakeneds beat the wokes.

Let’s hope it continues next year and 2024.


4 posted on 11/10/2021 9:36:33 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: SeekAndFind

What happened to his fake 12,000 ballots?


5 posted on 11/10/2021 9:37:46 PM PST by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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I guess he is still searching for the 12,000 votes?


6 posted on 11/10/2021 9:37:56 PM PST by TrumpForeva
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To: paulcissa

“Color me stunned.”

Isn’t it racist to say that?


7 posted on 11/10/2021 9:46:28 PM PST by Jaysin (Trump can’t be beat, if the Democrats don’t cheat)
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To: SeekAndFind

8 posted on 11/10/2021 9:50:06 PM PST by Nateman (If the Left is not screaming , you are doing it wrong.)
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Sweeney said his loss to Durr, who spent at least $2,300 in the contest,

Wow, all that money? How can you compete with a guy who spends ... wait, "at least"? are they trying to portray him as some sort of big spender? Lots of luck with that one.

9 posted on 11/10/2021 9:52:21 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Durr better watch his back. I’d sure hate to see him involved in an unfortunate “accident”.


10 posted on 11/10/2021 9:56:23 PM PST by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

He won the same way AOC did. Got out and went door to door, in person.


11 posted on 11/10/2021 9:58:44 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Don’t think the communists, ie, democrats, could steal 2 in NJ so Sweeney got thrown under the bus!


12 posted on 11/10/2021 10:09:11 PM PST by Herakles (Diversity is applied Marxism )
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To: SeekAndFind

Should be charge with election interference.


13 posted on 11/10/2021 10:31:26 PM PST by conservative98
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To: SeekAndFind

fantastic!


14 posted on 11/10/2021 10:55:56 PM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: SeekAndFind

HA!


15 posted on 11/10/2021 10:58:48 PM PST by The Mayor (God, take the unremarkable moments of my life and infuse them with Your joy)
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To: paulcissa

Something is up.

Democrats don’t concede unless they have something to gain from it.


16 posted on 11/10/2021 11:23:41 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith)
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To: SeekAndFind

Smokies are going to be on his tail as if he were Donald Trump. Deep staters are bad losers, and even worse winners, but great whiners. Has he been called a racist yet?


17 posted on 11/10/2021 11:47:18 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Juck Foe Biden!)
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To: peggybac

As long as he doesn’t use Harry Reid’s exercise machine, he should be OK.


18 posted on 11/10/2021 11:48:42 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: SeekAndFind

OH he won?!

You’d think it would have made bigger news than this.
Congratulations to the new State Senator. Hope he doesn’t become corrupted.


19 posted on 11/11/2021 12:47:36 AM PST by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: SeekAndFind

LMAO


20 posted on 11/11/2021 12:57:08 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Democrats, fixing things that haven't been broken, so they don't work, for over 197 years.)
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