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Home Front: Politix

This truck driver just defeated New Jersey's most powerful lawmaker

2021-11-05

[POLITICO] Meet Edward Durr, giant slayer. Durr, a truck driver for the furniture store Raymour & Flanigan, was declared the victor Thursday in a race against one of the most powerful people in New Jersey: State Senate President Steve Sweeney, a top officer in the international Ironworkers union whose influence rivals that of governors.

Is this a Teamsters vs Iron Workers thing?

In a week filled with surprises beyond the razor-thin New Jersey governor’s race, the election in South Jersey’s 3rd Legislative District was the biggest shocker of all — and one with massive implications for the future of New Jersey politics. Sweeney, who’s led the state’s upper legislative chamber for 12 years, was talked up in Democratic circles as a likely 2025 candidate for governor. He had amassed significant power in Trenton, shrewdly cutting deals with former Republican Gov. Chris Christie and frequently standing in the way of Gov. Phil Murphy’s agenda.

Even Durr harbored doubts about his chances and wasn’t ready to declare victory in a Wednesday interview, telling POLITICO he was "walking on eggshells" until the results became official. State Republicans quickly jumped on victory — despite deploying no resources in the race.

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It wasn’t just Sweeney. Durr’s 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’s expectations.

Sweeney would not concede on Thursday afternoon, dismissing the News Agency that Dare Not be Named’ decision to call the race earlier in the morning. He remains down more than 2,000 votes but said additional ballots "continue to come in."

"For instance there were 12,000 ballots recently found in one county," Sweeney said in an email to POLITICO.

What odds there are considerably fewer than 12,000 on their voter rolls?

"While I am currently trailing in the race, we want to make sure every vote is counted. Our voters deserve that, and we will wait for the final results."
All the results aren't in from the dead, and they haven't even started counting the votes from the non-existent and the imaginary.

Posted by:Fred

#2 ...that container finally got off loaded at Bayonne?

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-11-05 07:55

#1 NJ senate president REFUSES to concede to trucker: Claims new ballots have suddenly appeared in race with Raymour and Flanagan driver who spent $153 on his campaign

Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-05 07:35

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