He said New Jerseyans are tired of Murphy’s tyrannical approach to government. “Phil Murphy.” New Jersey was swept up in a red wave at the ballot box last week, Durr said, and to him the reason why was clear. “Many people have asked what is the secret to my success? I’ll answer,” he asked rhetorically. Phil Murphy and his pandemic-imposed restrictions as the reason for his stunning victory over Senate President Steve Sweeney in last week’s election. TO THE VICDURR GO THE SPOILS - Durr sums up reason for his victory over Sweeney in two words: Phil Murphy, by POLITICO’s Katherine Landergan: Republican state Sen.-elect Edward Durr on Wednesday credited Democratic Gov. Missed yesterday: Scutari staffer Harris Laufer HAPPY BIRTHDAY - IFPTE Local 194’s Barry Kushnir, attorney Brian Nelson, Sussex County Sheriff Mike Strada. RESOLUTION OF THE DAY: SJR133 (Holzapfel): “Designates October 1 of each year as "New Jersey Diner Day" PIC OF THE DAY: The Jon Bon Jovi Service Plaza QUOTE OF THE DAY #2: “I feel like I’m about to throw up.” - Ed Durr QUOTE OF THE DAY #1: “It was a red wave.” - Steve Sweeney To me, the bigger question is whether Sweeney's team found it in their own oppo research, and if so, why his campaign didn’t use it? And while I think it’s important that people know about it, I'm not convinced it would have changed the outcome? We’re living in a time where a GOP county chair shared a meme calling for Americans to “eradicate Islam from every town, city, county, and state in our homeland." He’s still the chair. I like to imagine being the bustling Courier-Post newsroom, loading a floppy disk containing a fraction of Durr's tweets into the bureau's single computer.
Reporter Paul Farhi said on Twitter it might have been different if South Jersey had local reporters covering those races which was, to be fair, a big point in his article. I’m not thrilled I missed it, and perhaps I'm being defensive, but reporters would never have time to take a detailed look at all of their social media accounts - especially those not in competitive districts. As someone who missed it even in the hours after he won, I think the answer - at least from a state-level perspective - is simply that there were 81 state Senate candidates and 166 Assembly candidates.
And some of the romantic gloss of Ed Durr’s improbable victory could fade by then.Īnother question on tap recently: Why did the media miss Durr’s social media history? The Washington Post is asking and posits that it’s the decline in local news. A small change to his legislative district could make a significant difference in which party it favors. Remember: Sweeney remains on the state legislative redistricting commission, and Democrats are not trying to pressure him off. I’ve been involved in battles over pension and health care costs for a long time. But I can tell you something: I’ve been a believer in making New Jersey affordable for a long time. “I’ll be speaking from a different podium, but I promise you I will be just as loud and as forceful of a voice for change,” Sweeney said at a statehouse news conference.īut could he actually wind up speaking from the same podium come 2024? Asked if he plans to run again in two years, Sweeney didn’t say no. That much, at least, the outgoing Senate president pledged during his concession speech, a week after his shocking election loss. You haven’t seen the last of Steve Sweeney.