{"id":961500,"date":"2021-11-03T09:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=961500"},"modified":"2021-11-03T09:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:13:43","slug":"conservative-truck-driver-edward-durr-nearly-defeats-new-jersey-state-senate-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-truck-driver-edward-durr-nearly-defeats-new-jersey-state-senate-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Truck Driver Edward Durr Nearly Defeats New Jersey State Senate President"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fconservative-truck-driver-edward-durr-nearly-defeats-new-jersey-state-senate-president%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=961500&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\/Edward-Durr-Facebook-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Conservative truck driver Edward Durr stunned the political world by nearly defeating New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) in the state\u2019s third Senate district on Tuesday, with votes still being counted Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Durr \u2014 a complete unknown in politics, who became involved when he was told it was impossible to obtain a concealed carry firearms permit \u2014 appeared to overtake Sweeney, forcing a local newspaper to <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/legislature\/sweeney-burzichelli-taliaferro-win-in-the-3rd-district\/\">retract<\/a> its call for Sweeney.<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2345679012346\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The GOP tide in NJ has the Dem state Senate President, Steve Sweeney (who has also been a &#8217;25 Gov prospect), in danger of losing a race that was on **no one&#8217;s** radar <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OEFAmg00BO\">https:\/\/t.co\/OEFAmg00BO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveKornacki\/status\/1455857016942047236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.230240549828\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: With 98% of the vote counted, Republican Senate candidate Edward Durr now leads New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney by roughly 2,000 votes; 32,134 to 30,125. Unclear why\/how vote totals didn&#8217;t change with more votes now in.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shlomo Schorr (@OneJerseySchorr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneJerseySchorr\/status\/1455855288540712963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shocked political observers noted that Durr had no campaign website, other than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ED4NJ\">Facebook page<\/a>, and appeared to have spent next to nothing in his political race \u2014 after opponents&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2017\/10\/njeas-battle-with-sweeney-setting-spending-records-in-nj\/\">spent<\/a> millions in an attempt to unseat Sweeney in 2017.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.4\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello NJ, I am Edward Durr, the Republican senate candidate for legislative district 3. I&#8217;m a father of 3 &amp;  grandfather of 6. Life long resident of NJ. Not seeking power or fame, only give the people better representation. Lower taxes! Transparency! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nj1015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nj1015<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1210WPHT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1210WPHT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlouCoGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GlouCoGOP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YiOCzFjtSw\">pic.twitter.com\/YiOCzFjtSw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edward Durr (@edwarddurr1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edwarddurr1\/status\/1418710865625354240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.8350515463918\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NJ state senate president gonna lose to some rando who ran no campaign. He has no website, this is from Facebook. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oq4yVlzZcq\">pic.twitter.com\/Oq4yVlzZcq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BrianElections (@BrianElections) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianElections\/status\/1455754430016413699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.1525423728814\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He spent $153 his whole campaign. \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fftRLUbWWd\">pic.twitter.com\/fftRLUbWWd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1455775963074158592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a local media interview that had only 165 views as of Tuesday evening, Durr described his work as a truck driver and his door-to-door campaign, noting that he believed South Jersey voters were frustrated with Sweeney for not representing them.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview with NJ Senate Candidate Edward Durr\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WX17jOtcrD0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Sweeney is among the most powerful political leaders in the state, and the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/state-government\/sweeney-raises-750k-in-one-night-to-boost-his-own-senate-re-election-prospects\/\">longest-serving state legislative leader<\/a>\u201d in its history. In July, Sweeney pulled in $750,000 for his re-election campaign in a single night; Durr spent almost nothing.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday morning, Sweeney appeared to have hung on, but results were unclear.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.586402266289\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In his first interview after what may turn out to be the biggest upset ever in South Jersey political history, \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOP<\/a>\u2069 NJ State Senate candidate Ed Burr says he was told he beat \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJSenatePres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NJSenatePres<\/a>\u2069 Steve Sweeney at 2am then woke up to \u201cwell maybe not\u201d  \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX29philly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOX29philly<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6U8UUmIhQB\">pic.twitter.com\/6U8UUmIhQB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeeleyFox29\/status\/1455863801362976773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Durr, who has run several times for public office in the state, was part of a nationwide swing toward Republicans \u2014 including in the gubernatorial race in New Jersey, which Republican Jack Ciattarelli <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2021\/11\/03\/nj-election-live-updates-governor-race-results-murphy-ciattarelli\/6262336001\/\">led<\/a> narrowly as of Wednesday morning after trailing in polls by double digits.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governor\u2019s race in Virginia, and voters defeated left-wing candidates and referenda.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of <\/em>Breitbart News Sunday<em> on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of the recent e-book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Neither-Free-nor-Fair-Presidential-ebook\/dp\/B08PNN54BB\">Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election<\/a>. His recent book, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerstreet.com\/titles\/joel-b-pollak\/red-november\/9781546099840\/\">RED NOVEMBER<\/a><em>, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelpollak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@joelpollak<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative truck driver Edward Durr stunned the political world by nearly defeating New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) in the state\u2019s third Senate district on Tuesday, with &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-961500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=961500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=961500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=961500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=961500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}