The Republican who beat the NJ Senate president on a shoestring budget turns out to be a monster

[RAB910]

an anti-American racist/bigoted monster

Link to tweet

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He claimed Vice President Harris only got her job because she was a woman and a person of color

He supported the treason January 6th attacks on our nation's capital

When Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building last January, Durr said it was "not an insurrection," but rather "an unauthorized entry by undocumented federal employers."


More proof of the evil nature of today's Republicans

[Klaralven]

1. Do you think his voters don't agree with those positions?

Given the low cost, a lot of his campaign was probably on social media.

[jimfields33]

5. Nice getting the info out after the election. Too late now.

[JustAnotherGen]

12. It would not have mattered

That's Red Country in the south Counties. They eat all of that shit up. Total Trumpers.

[jimfields33]

15. Is it red though? I think he beat the democratic politician

[JustAnotherGen]

33. It is extremely red

That's our Pennsyltucky.

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2021/11/nj-senate-president-steve-sweeney-3rd-district-likely-ousted-republican-unknown-edward-durr-other-upsets/

This year, Republican turnout in the 3rd District was enormous, Murray said. “We are still seeing seething over what they see as a stolen election,’’ he said referring to the 2020 presidential election, adding that GOP voters view the Democratic Party as having gone too far in pursuing a progressive agenda.

Another element - even though South Jersey HATES Phil Murphy - I mean they hate this man as a recent long dormant account posted (she hates him too) - he's well loved by Central New Jersey. We love the guy. He's the guy that protected us from racist inbreds in South Jersey and Donald Trump.

Sweeney fucked with him - and I would bet truly loyal Democrats 'under voted' on that ballot as result. You have to go back to the 2017 Primary and read forward.

Regardless - we own Trenton - and I suspect there will be a little bit of retaliation against that district. The guy will be loved by the GOP - but if you don't think I've already called my friend, former assemblyman - and new 16th District Senator to say -

He represents takers - not earners in state? You aren't paying attention.

They are down there worrying about gas.

We are up here worrying about the SALT Cap and wondering why they got so much of the money for education - and the 6th wealthiest county got so little.

Let that sink in. I would rather my money go to Newark or Elizabeth where people train and bus it for an hour and a half each way to get to work . . . instead of whining about Covid shutdowns. We are all 'Essential' up here.

[mountain grammy]

28. Exactly.. it woulldn't matter to trumpers except to increase their turnout.

[Amishman]

41. Think of it as like what happened in WV

What was formerly blue collar blue dog democrat territory fermented and is now a red trumpy mess.

[bullwinkle428]

6. So much for the "establishment Republicans'' wet dreams of polishing the turd,

following the Youngkin victory.

[Lovie777]

2. Apparently many Virginians like this kind of stuff . ..

and when it again hits their backyard it's on them. I do feel for the sane Virginians tho.

[niyad]

4. I believe this was NJ.

[Klaralven]

8. Cape May, NJ is south of Winchester, VA

A good part of South Jersey is south of the Mason Dixon line dividing PA and MD.

District 3 is east and somewhat south of Philadelphia.

[JustAnotherGen]

13. +1

It's our version of Pennsyltucky

[Klaralven]

17. Now that the South Jersey Democrats have collapsed, NJ may be a purple state like PA

[JustAnotherGen]

42. I don't think so

especially with the draw on technology that was implemented this year and the tech companies allowing folks to work from anywhere.

My new neighbor moved back East when Microsoft allowed her to work from home. Cost of living better than the bay area in Hunterdon County.

Gloucester 2020
https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-gloucester.pdf

Gloucester 2016
https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-gloucester.pdf

Like I said in another thread - you don't vacation at the Shore. They take our blue money and then spit in our face. I'm sure they have plenty of tourism from PA.

One exception - Cape May. Really cool place.

[Lovie777]

14. I'm talking about the newly elected governor and other GQPs . ...

in Virginia. This asshole in NJ will be a handful for the GQP's.

[Rebl2]

19. New Jersey

[niyad]

3. "Undocumented federal employees"???? Huhhhhh????

[Archae]

10. Employers, not employees.

As in people the feds are supposed to be working for.

[niyad]

20. Sorry, not enough caffeine.

[Dale in Laurel MD]

11. The OP says "employers."

As in, "Congress works for us."

[niyad]

23. Again, sorry. Not enough caffeine.

[MagickMuffin]

7. I hope he was looking in the mirror when he wrote that as pure projection

yet once again. Just change out the deities presto magick another hater of his teachings.

[RAB910]

21. This scumbag also called our Senator a pedophile

with the history of Republicans projecting, I wouldn't trust him around kids

[JohnSJ]

9. Our electoral system gives power to the right wing in the country out of proportion to their

numbers. They are not a majority, but they get to set the agenda by giving smaller population states much more weighting in the Senate, which determines the make up of the judicial, along with gerrymandering and the electoral college, which adds further power to smaller states, by allowing someone who gets less popular vote, to still become President.

[JustAnotherGen]

16. Yep

It will never happen in my lifetime - but I would be aok with the Electoral College going away.


1 American, 1 Vote.

[JohnSJ]

18. +++

[Rebl2]

22. Think we

can all agree with that. Oh except republicons

[MichMan]

32. Which has absolutely no effect on a NJ state office election

[DFW]

24. In other words, a mainstream Republican

Does anyone expect any different from them these days?

[RAB910]

25. Not really

[uponit7771]

37. +1, we know what they bring

[Ferrets are Cool]

26. And no one is shocked.

Ho Hum...just another day in repug land.

This is what repugs want in their "leaders". There is a reason they are called deplorables.

[Scalded Nun]

27. Damn! Who would have thought this would be the case?

The entire GOP is a monstrous, smoldering cesspool of hate. Those in the GOP who do not actively participate are just as bad as they support those who do.
Keith Olbermann was pretty much on target with his Jonestown analogy. They would happily die while tearing down the whole fucking world, just to be able to know that, in the end, they 'Owned the Libs'.

[calimary]

29. Well that'll certainly maintain calm...

[bringthePaine]

30. fellow NJ dems allowed punkass to run things too long, so the "whiplash" is even worse

[NJCher]

36. yep

eom

[spanone]

31. Hey eddie, go fuck yourself you racist pos.

[RAB910]

34. I wish I could say you were being rude

but frankly considering what a monster this creep is, I think you are being too nice

[NJCher]

35. as a newcomer

he's low man on the totem pole, right?

And this from the Slate article puts it into perspective:

It’s a little hard to draw any specific ideological lesson here because in New Jersey Sweeney was generally considered an obstacle to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s agenda rather than a supporter of it. (The state teachers union hates this guy so much that they actually spent $5 million supporting his Republican opponent in 2017.) Meanwhile, your New Jersey–based correspondent is hearing secondhand that Sweeney is calling members of his caucus and blaming progressives for his loss, as one does. In any case, he counted his chickens before they hatched, and Edward Durr drove over them with a semitruck.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/11/new-jersey-senate-president-losing-to-truck-driver.html

Not my teachers union but the one for the public school teachers did indeed spend that money.

[RAB910]

39. If Sweeney had just one campaign member just this monster's social media accounts

he would still be in the state senate. Sweeney has no one but himself to blame

[njhoneybadger]

40. I've always considered him to be an arrogant untrustworthy sleazeball.

[Gore1FL]

38. His Venn diagram on religions is smaller than mine.

I find all religions fall into the categories described.

[NJCher]

43. so now George Norcross

has nobody to call to get his republican bullshit through the Democratic assembly and senate. Hahahha.

Chris Christie would get his republican crap through Sweeney. What a tool Sweeney was for the republicans.

This newly elected guy may be a jerk but he's also a powerless schmuck. I predict many good laughs out of his tenure and also that of the Staten Island guy with two families who just won. Vito Fasselli, something like that.

[RAB910]

44. Sweeney screwed over teachers and government workers

I don't feel sorry for him. Plus if he had just had one of his campaign staff check the social media accounts of the Nazi prick he was running against, he would still be in the Senate.

I find nothing funny or happy about the GOP putting a Nazi in a position of power

[NJCher]

45. I guess you missed my point

I find nothing funny or happy about the GOP putting a Nazi in a position of power

He's not in a position of power. He'll be ostracized like a Marjorie Taylor Greene with no committees.

[RAB910]

46. I don't see that happening

[NJCher]

47. oh, so you're in South Jersey, then

eom

[RAB910]

48. I am in North Jersey

I am realistic. First of all the vast majority of NJ resident who have heard of Durr only know the lie about how "defeated Sweeney with $196"

Few know what an ugly treasonous monster he is.

Without that knowledge there will be no political pressure

So the GOP will welcome another Nazi in their ranks with open arms and the Dems (smarting from the election) will likely let this pass because so few people know what this guy is

[NJCher]

49. they'll learn fast enough

I can't agree with you. Let's see how it plays out and if you're right, I'll admit it. Give it six months after he's been in office.

But from lobbying work on behalf of my teachers' union, I know many of these legislators and have for many years. That is why I am taking the position I expressed in my previous post.

And even if I didn't know any of them, my knowledge of interpersonal communication and group dynamics, which I have taught in NJ institutions of higher education for 30 years, tells me that Durr is not going to be maneuvering himself into a position of power.

It's not a matter of political pressure, and even if it was, there isn't enough of a trumper base in the assembly or Senate with which he can align.