{"id":94166,"date":"2021-11-04T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=94166"},"modified":"2021-11-04T08:24:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:24:57","slug":"perhaps-the-greatest-political-defeat-in-us-election-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=94166","title":{"rendered":"

Perhaps the GREATEST political defeat in US election history!!!<\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive \u2014 Truck Driver Edward Durr: How I Took Out New Jersey\u2019s Top Democratic Boss<\/h1>\n

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Courtesy Edward Durr<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

JOEL B. POLLAK
\nBreitbart.com<\/p>\n

Truck driver Edward Durr (R), who stunned the political world this week by apparently defeating New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D), told Breitbart News on Wednesday that he won because voters were tired of the government \u201cmessing with people\u2019s families.\u201d<\/h3>\n

With all precincts reporting Wednesday, Durr led Sweeney \u2014 the state\u2019s Democratic political boss \u2014 by over 2,000 votes. Though the result has yet to be confirmed, Durr is likely to be certified as the victor in State Senate District 3.<\/p>\n

And he offered Breitbart News an interesting analysis of why he won, and why Republicans did so well statewide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main issue was rights,\u201d Durr said, via phone. \u201cPeople talk about how New Jersey has the highest taxes, and we\u2019re the worst state for business, with high debt, and so on, but bottom line is rights. It\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen somebody\u2019s messing with your family, you\u2019ll do anything,\u201d he said. \u201cThe governor was messing with people\u2019s families. When you mess with somebody\u2019s job, their livelihood, their home, their children \u2014 people just won\u2019t take that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Durr said that New Jersey\u2019s harsh coronavirus policies had helped create a \u201cperfect storm\u201d that made his victory possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the combination of a governor who acts like a king, and a senate president who acts like a court jester, and does nothing. That made it very easy to convince people they were not being paid attention to. And when they got ignored, they got angry.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Durr, 58, did more than just get lucky. And he spent more than the $153 that has been highlighted in media reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the amount I spent\u00a0prior to the primary,\u201d he explained, somewhat exasperated by the inaccurate reporting.<\/p>\n

He estimates that he spent about $8,000 to $9,000 in total, mostly on campaign literature, yard signs, and a now-viral video.<\/p>\n