{"id":961436,"date":"2021-11-03T08:58:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T12:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=961436"},"modified":"2021-11-03T08:58:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T12:58:41","slug":"gov-phil-murphy-refuses-to-concede-tight-race-every-vote-will-be-counted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-phil-murphy-refuses-to-concede-tight-race-every-vote-will-be-counted\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Phil Murphy Refuses to Concede Tight Race: \u2018Every Vote Will Be Counted\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-phil-murphy-refuses-to-concede-tight-race-every-vote-will-be-counted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=961436&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/new-jersey-gov-phil-murphy-election-nov-2-2021-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ)&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?ref=notif&amp;v=479380497118432&amp;notif_id=1635913625161347&amp;notif_t=live_video_explicit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Tuesday night that he would not concede the election as he trails Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli in a race that is too close to call.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy told his supporters in Ashbury Park, New Jersey, \u201cWhile, we\u2019re gonna have to wait a little while longer than we had hoped, we\u2019re gonna wait for every vote to be counted. And that\u2019s how our democracy works.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>At the time the governor spoke, he was losing by 19,013 ballots. Murphy had 1,068,991 votes compared to Ciattarelli\u2019s 1,086,700.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In his remarks, Murphy discussed his platform and told the crowd, \u201cthese are the values we\u2019ll put to work. We\u2019re leading with compassion and empathy, not anger and despair.&nbsp;We\u2019re following science and facts, not the political winds.\u201d He also thanked his campaign staff, wife, and four children.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.6716417910448\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Murphy is speaking to supporters in Asbury Park. Watch it live. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G7dtzKIjzt\">https:\/\/t.co\/G7dtzKIjzt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 njdotcom (@njdotcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njdotcom\/status\/1455753873348497408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Murphy\u2019s statement echoed Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe, who told his supporters Tuesday night, \u201cnot everything is counted and we\u2019re still waiting for a lot of votes to come in\u201d in his race against Republican Glenn Youngkin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2079207920792\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Folks, not everything is counted and we\u2019re still waiting for a lot of votes to come in. And we want to ensure every Virginians\u2019 voice is heard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terry McAuliffe (@TerryMcAuliffe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerryMcAuliffe\/status\/1455725527390621700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Murphy ended his remarks apologetically, telling the crowd, \u201cWe\u2019re all sorry that tonight could not yet be the celebration we wanted it to be.\u201d \u201cBut as I said, when every vote is counted \u2014 and every vote will be counted \u2014 we hope to have a celebration,\u201d Murphy concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ)\u00a0said\u00a0Tuesday night that he would not concede the election as he trails Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli in a race that is too close to call. 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