{"id":962316,"date":"2021-11-03T12:43:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=962316"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:43:46","slug":"top-democrat-in-new-jersey-state-senate-is-close-to-losing-his-seat-to-republican-truck-driver-who-spent-153-on-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-in-new-jersey-state-senate-is-close-to-losing-his-seat-to-republican-truck-driver-who-spent-153-on-the-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democrat In New Jersey State Senate Is Close To Losing His Seat To Republican Truck Driver Who Spent $153 On The Race"},"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\">46<\/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%2Ftop-democrat-in-new-jersey-state-senate-is-close-to-losing-his-seat-to-republican-truck-driver-who-spent-153-on-the-race%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=962316&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><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"44.821585903084\">\n<p>New Jersey Senate president Steve Sweeney may lose his seat to a conservative truck driver who reportedly spent $153 on his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Durr was leading by over 2,000 votes as of Wednesday morning, the New Jersey Globe <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/legislature\/sweeney-trailing-in-re-election-bid-polistina-stanfied-win-pappas-leads-zwicker\/\">reported<\/a>. A defeat of Sweeney, the longest serving legislative leader in the state\u2019s history, would cause a major rearrangement of New Jersey politics, according to the Globe.<\/p>\n<p>Durr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ED4NJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">describes<\/a> himself as \u201cblue collar with a strong conservative belief.\u201d He favors lowering taxes and increasing fiscal responsibility, according to his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative challenger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ED4NJ\/posts\/261581259309319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> he&nbsp;encountered Sweeney and challenged him to a debate in October, but Sweeney reportedly declined.<\/p>\n<p>Durr has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edward.durr.9\/videos\/1179447345913298\/\">critical<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/03\/new-jersey-governors-race-close-results-phil-murphy-jack-ciattarelli\/\">Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy\u2019s<\/a> handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly Murphy\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s elections proved to be an <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/03\/msnbc-rachel-maddow-joy-reid-nicole-wallace-critical-race-theory-youngkin\/\">upset for many Democrat-controlled seats<\/a>. \u201cIn a cycle like this, no Democrat is safe,\u201d said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/03\/house-gop-campaign-arm-adds-13-democratic-seats-target-list\/\">NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer<\/a>, a Republican from Minnesota. Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governor\u2019s race in Virginia, a state President Joe Biden won by 10 points in 2020. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/02\/eric-adams-wins-nyc-mayoral-election\/\">(RELATED: Eric Adams Wins NYC Mayoral Election)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The race between Durr and Sweeney is too close to call as of the time of this writing.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey Senate president Steve Sweeney may lose his seat to a conservative truck driver who reportedly spent $153 on his campaign. 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