{"id":968953,"date":"2021-11-04T18:14:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T22:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=968953"},"modified":"2021-11-04T18:14:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T22:14:48","slug":"republican-truck-driver-beats-new-jerseys-most-powerful-democrat-lawmaker-after-only-spending-a-few-thousand-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-truck-driver-beats-new-jerseys-most-powerful-democrat-lawmaker-after-only-spending-a-few-thousand-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Truck Driver Beats New Jersey\u2019s \u2018Most Powerful\u2019 Democrat Lawmaker After Only Spending A Few Thousand Dollars"},"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\">34<\/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%2Frepublican-truck-driver-beats-new-jerseys-most-powerful-democrat-lawmaker-after-only-spending-a-few-thousand-dollars%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=968953&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--><p>New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney officially lost re-election on Thursday to newcomer Edward Durr, a Republican truck driver, who spent only a couple thousand dollars on his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Politico, which referred to Sweeney as \u201cNew Jersey\u2019s most powerful lawmaker,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/11\/04\/ed-durr-defeats-steve-sweeney-519502\">said<\/a> that Durr\u2019s upset win dealt a \u201csevere blow to Democrats\u201d as Sweeney was \u201ctheir most effective political machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durr defeated Sweeney after \u201cspending $2,300, according to an Election Law Enforcement Commission document filed online on Thursday,\u201d the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/2021-11-04\/gop-edward-durr-defeats-top-nj-lawmaker-sweeney-with-153\">reported<\/a>. Politico noted that just four years ago, \u201cthe New Jersey Education Association, the state\u2019s largest teachers union, spent about $5.4 million on a 2017 effort to unseat Sweeney, yet he still won by 18 points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Montclair State University political science professor Brigid Harrison said that Durr\u2019s upset victory was, in part, an indicator that even blue states are rejecting Democrat President Joe Biden and his far-left agenda. Republican and blue collar districts turned out heavily to vote for Republicans during Tuesday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a protest vote against the Biden administration and Murphy,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cSteve was in many ways just how people voiced their dissatisfaction and anger with the larger political structure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg responded to the upset by saying in an interview, \u201cIt is stunning and shocking and I cannot figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Politico added:<\/p>\n<p class=\" story-text__paragraph\" data-content-child-index=\"0-0\"><em>It wasn\u2019t just Sweeney. Durr\u2019s Assembly running mates, Bethanne McCarthy Patrick and Beth Sawyer, appeared on track to defeat incumbents John Burzichelli and Adam Taliaferro (both D-Gloucester). Democrats will see their majorities shrink in both chambers of the state Legislature. And Murphy, despite claiming victory, appears to have significantly underperformed his own campaign\u2019s expectations. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That outcome could be indicative of a significant shift in New Jersey\u2019s electoral landscape. Durr said Murphy\u2019s coronavirus executive orders, vaccine and school mask mandates, unemployment benefits snafus and a general distrust of South Jersey\u2019s&nbsp;Democratic machine all contributed to his strong performance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli came within just a couple of points of knocking off the state\u2019s incumbent Democrat governor, Phil Murphy, in a state that Biden won by nearly 16 points just last year.<\/p>\n<p>Durr, who previously ran for office a couple of years ago, said that he was motivated to run against Sweeney this year after he was denied a concealed carry permit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told flat-out by the local sheriff, \u2018Don\u2019t even bother.\u2019 And that kind of angered me,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/nj-senate-sessions-hold-truck-driver-who-was-denied-gun-permit-stuns-democrats-1645742\">said<\/a> Durr. \u201cI\u2019ve never been arrested and I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney officially lost re-election on Thursday to newcomer Edward Durr, a Republican truck driver, who spent only a couple thousand dollars on his campaign.Politico, which referred to Sweeney as \u201cNew Jersey\u2019s most powerful lawmaker,\u201d said that Durr\u2019s upset win dealt a \u201csevere blow to Democrats\u201d as Sweeney was \u201ctheir most effective political machine.\u201dDurr defeated Sweeney after \u201cspending $2,300, according to an Election Law Enforcement Commission document filed online on Thursday,\u201d the Associated Press reported. Politico noted that just four years ago, \u201cthe New Jersey Education Association, the state\u2019s largest teachers union, spent about $5.4 million on a 2017 effort to unseat Sweeney, yet he still won by 18 points.\u201dMontclair State University political science professor Brigid Harrison said that Durr\u2019s upset victory was, in part, an indicator that even blue states are rejecting Democrat President Joe Biden and his far-left agenda. Republican and blue collar districts turned out heavily to vote for Republicans during Tuesday\u2019s election.\u201cThis was a protest vote against the Biden administration and Murphy,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cSteve was in many ways just how people voiced their dissatisfaction and anger with the larger political structure.\u201dSenate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg responded to the upset by saying in an interview, \u201cIt is stunning and shocking and I cannot figure it out.\u201dPolitico added:It wasn\u2019t just Sweeney. Durr\u2019s Assembly running mates, Bethanne McCarthy Patrick and Beth Sawyer, appeared on track to defeat incumbents John Burzichelli and Adam Taliaferro (both D-Gloucester). Democrats will see their majorities shrink in both chambers of the state Legislature. And Murphy, despite claiming victory, appears to have significantly underperformed his own campaign\u2019s expectations. \u2026That outcome could be indicative of a significant shift in New Jersey\u2019s electoral landscape. Durr said Murphy\u2019s coronavirus executive orders, vaccine and school mask mandates, unemployment benefits snafus and a general distrust of South Jersey\u2019s\u00a0Democratic machine all contributed to his strong performance.New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli came within just a couple of points of knocking off the state\u2019s incumbent Democrat governor, Phil Murphy, in a state that Biden won by nearly 16 points just last year.Durr, who previously ran for office a couple of years ago, said that he was motivated to run against Sweeney this year after he was denied a concealed carry permit.\u201cI was told flat-out by the local sheriff, \u2018Don\u2019t even bother.\u2019 And that kind of angered me,\u201d said Durr. \u201cI\u2019ve never been arrested and I couldn\u2019t get a concealed carry? \u2026 That really angered me, so I looked into what can you do to get into politics.\u201dDemocrats also suffered catastrophic losses in Virginia on Tuesday night as the state\u2019s governorship, attorney general, and lieutenant governorship all flipped from Democrat to Republican. Republicans also ended Democrats\u2019 control of the House of Delegates in the state, winning at a minimum enough seats for a tie, with other reports projecting that Republicans had up to a 2-seat majority.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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