How a truck driver spent $153 on his N.J.
election campaign to likely dethrone a
political kingpin
Posted By: NorthernDog, 11/3/2021 3:53:55 PM
The man who is poised to topple one of New Jersey’s most feared political kingpins has never held public office, he has been a commercial truck driver for 25 years and he claims to have spent a whopping $153 during the primary portion of his campaign. His name is Edward Durr, and he may be on the verge of one of the most unthinkable upsets in New Jersey political history. With 98% of the vote counted, Durr, the Republican Senate candidate in the South Jersey-based 3rd legislative district, leads New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney by roughly 2,000 votes
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How a truck driver spent $153 on his N.J.
election campaign to likely dethrone a
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election campaign to likely dethrone a
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Some entrenched downballot Dems are getting knocked off. Hopefully a preview of 2022.