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[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;2624605][URL]https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/election-2021-new-jersey-legislative/2021/11/10/id/1044124/[/URL]

[URL]https://news.yahoo.com/nj-dem-leader-refuses-concede-121940571.html[/URL]

I'm guessing he got a call from the "big guy" saying are you out of your fucking mind, "wrap it up" we can't let you say you found more votes.[/QUOTE]The NEWSLAX link says, "The page you are looking for is unavailable." It must have been a real whopper to get pulled off the 'net so quickly.

And your other link says the Dem is still refusing to concede in light of the fact that the ballots are still coming in and there is evidence a ton of them that were not counted, a Repub tactic we'll be seeing more and more going forward. So who is this person supposedly telling the Dem to "wrap it up"?

[QUOTE=EihTooms;2624748]The NEWSLAX link says, "The page you are looking for is unavailable." It must have been a real whopper to get pulled off the 'net so quickly.

And your other link says the Dem is still refusing to concede in light of the fact that the ballots are still coming in and there is evidence a ton of them that were not counted, a Repub tactic we'll be seeing more and more going forward. So who is this person supposedly telling the Dem to "wrap it up"?[/QUOTE]Thursday November 11,2021.

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Powerful Democrat Concedes to GOP Newcomer, Cites 'Red Wave'.

Powerful Democrat Concedes to GOP Newcomer, Cites 'Red Wave'.

Sweeney has conceded. (AP).

Wednesday, 10 November 2021 03:27 PM.

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One of New Jersey's most powerful elected Democrats conceded Wednesday that he lost reelection to a Republican political newcomer, a commercial truck driver who spent only a couple thousand dollars on his campaign.

State Sen. President Steve Sweeney's loss to Edward Durr in southern New Jersey shocked state officials and left state Democrats, who control the Legislature, searching for a new leader.

"I of course accept the results. I want to congratulate Mr. Durr and wish him the best of luck," Sweeney said during a speech at the statehouse complex Wednesday.

Sweeney said his loss to Durr, who spent at least $2,300 in the contest, was the result of overwhelming GOP turnout in his suburban Philadelphia, politically split district. He lost by about 2,000 votes.

"It was a red wave," he said.

Sweeney, who spent about $305,000 on his campaign, added that he won't be withdrawing from public life, though he stopped short of saying whether he would seek election to the Senate again or run for governor in 2025. He said that he is going to continue to focus on "the things that are important to the people of this state."

"What the voters said in this election is New Jersey is a state filled with hardworking people who want to provide for their families and as leaders we need to speak directly to the concerns of all voters," he said. "I plan to keep speaking to those concerns."

Durr planned to speak later Wednesday.

His loss unfolded in a politically competitive suburban district that includes parts of Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem counties, which split their votes between Democrats and Republicans in the presidential elections in 2016 and again in 2020.

It also coincided with boosted GOP turnout in an off-year election that saw Republicans win across the state. Durr's victory, which The Associated Press declared Thursday, netted about 3% more votes than Sweeney did in 2017 in unofficial returns.

Sweeney's attention was also focused on tight Senate races elsewhere in the state.

Wednesday's speech was unusually formal for Sweeney, who stood before a lectern with the state seal, speaking in a quiet voice.

He sad he entered politics after his daughter Lauren was born prematurely and had developmental disabilities. He said he stayed with her in the hospital because he had a good benefits at his job, as a union ironworker.

"Twenty years later, I was able to make sure that all New Jersey parents had the same opportunity to be with their loved ones in their time of greatest need when the paid family leave bill I sponsored was signed into law," he said.

Sweeney has served as Senate president since 2010 and was responsible for shepherding Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's progressive agenda through the Legislature, including a phased-in $15 an hour minimum wage, paid sick leave and recreational marijuana legalization.

He is also known for his high-profile reversal on opposition to same-sex marriage. Sweeney said in 2011 that he made the "biggest mistake of my legislative career" when he voted against marriage equality.

Though Sweeney was a fellow Democrat, he fought Murphy at the start of his administration over raising income taxes on the wealthy and worked closely with Republican Chris Christie during his eight-year term in office ending in 2018.

A deal he worked out with Christie to overhaul public worker pensions put Sweeney at odds with public sector unions, who would go on to become key supporters of Murphy.

Thought he has clashed with Sweeney, Murphy said last week he bemoaned the loss and said he didn't welcome the news.

Sweeney said he wouldn't be seeking a recount, which is not automatic in New Jersey and would have to be financed by the party seeking the tally.

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[QUOTE=EihTooms;2624748]The NEWSLAX link says, "The page you are looking for is unavailable." It must have been a real whopper to get pulled off the 'net so quickly.

And your other link says the Dem is still refusing to concede in light of the fact that the ballots are still coming in and there is evidence a ton of them that were not counted, a Repub tactic we'll be seeing more and more going forward. So who is this person supposedly telling the Dem to "wrap it up"?[/QUOTE]Brace yourself you got much more red wave coming in 2022 jajajaja and 2024.

More CRT please!

Mucho mas! ROTFLMMFAO.

Our lord and savior is coming back to town.

[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;2624605][URL]https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/election-2021-new-jersey-legislative/2021/11/10/id/1044124/[/URL]

[URL]https://news.yahoo.com/nj-dem-leader-refuses-concede-121940571.html[/URL]

I'm guessing he got a call from the "big guy" saying are you out of your fucking mind, "wrap it up" we can't let you say you found more votes.[/QUOTE]If you had been following real news broadcasts then you would know that the democrat claimed to have found 12,000 more votes for himself 5 days after the election was over and 100% of the votes had been counted. Similar to the general election when the democrats found votes in the middle of the night. Now every honest person would think that the election was over after 100% of the vote was counted but some democrats seem to want to get 110% of the votes counted. Only in the democrat world can you get more votes than voters.

[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;2624808]Thursday November 11,2021.

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Powerful Democrat Concedes to GOP Newcomer, Cites 'Red Wave'.

Powerful Democrat Concedes to GOP Newcomer, Cites 'Red Wave'.

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One of New Jersey's most powerful elected Democrats conceded Wednesday that he lost reelection to a Republican political newcomer, a commercial truck driver who spent only a couple thousand dollars on his campaign.

State Sen. President Steve Sweeney's loss to Edward Durr in southern New Jersey shocked state officials and left state Democrats, who control the Legislature, searching for a new leader.

"I of course accept the results. I want to congratulate Mr. Durr and wish him the best of luck," Sweeney said during a speech at the statehouse complex Wednesday.

Sweeney said his loss to Durr, who spent at least $2,300 in the contest, was the result of overwhelming GOP turnout in his suburban Philadelphia, politically split district. He lost by about 2,000 votes.

"It was a red wave," he said.
...[/QUOTE]Yeah, the Party opposite the newly elected one in the WH usually wins many congressional seats in that first midterm. Getting all excited about the prospect of something that normally happens happening is like doing backflips and cartwheels over that Repub gubernatorial squeaker in Virginia.

Btw, that Dem was so "powerful" I'm guessing nobody outside of New Jersey ever heard of him.

[QUOTE=EihTooms;2624895]Yeah, the Party opposite the newly elected one in the WH usually wins many congressional seats in that first midterm. Getting all excited about the prospect of something that normally happens happening is like doing backflips over that Repub gubernatorial squeaker in Virginia.[/QUOTE]In four short years TrumpShit lost the House, the Senate and the White House.

That does not happen often.

In fact, that only happened to TrumpShit.

I am still doubled over in laughter about it.

Long live TrumpShit.

And it's election magic.

And a major slap in the face for Trumpty-Dumpty and Moscow Mitch:

[b]Republicans Effort to Reclaim Senate Stumbles in New Hampshire.
Gov. Chris Sununu dashes hopes of Trump, McConnell to run against incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan[/b]
[URL]https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-declines-to-enter-senate-race-11636470371[/URL]

[QUOTE=EihTooms;2624895]Yeah, the Party opposite the newly elected one in the WH usually wins many congressional seats in that first midterm. Getting all excited about the prospect of something that normally happens happening is like doing backflips over that Repub gubernatorial squeaker in Virginia.

Btw, that Dem was so "powerful" I'm guessing nobody outside of New Jersey ever heard of him.[/QUOTE]True but hopefully it is a landslide and we can get the country back on track from this catastrophe. But we still have another year of Biden screwups so the American people are going to suffer more. Especially the poor and the minorities who Biden is hurting the most. A few more regulations on drilling and another pipeline closure could get gas prices up to $6. More green energy will drastically increase electric prices. Natural gas prices and heating bills are going to sky rocket this winter. Socialists are going to get their wishes with less gas cars on the road because the poor aren't going to be able to afford filling their tank.

[QUOTE=CaliGuy;2624913]True but hopefully it is a landslide and we can get the country back on track from this catastrophe. But we still have another year of Biden screwups so the American people are going to suffer more. Especially the poor and the minorities who Biden is hurting the most. A few more regulations on drilling and another pipeline closure could get gas prices up to $6. More green energy will drastically increase electric prices. Natural gas prices and heating bills are going to sky rocket this winter. Socialists are going to get their wishes with less gas cars on the road because the poor aren't going to be able to afford filling their tank.[/QUOTE]
[B]China has a big inflation problem and it's pushing up prices worldwide[/B]
[URL]https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/10/economy/china-cpi-ppi-inflation-intl-hnk/index.html[/URL]

[B]Germany: Inflation reaches 28-year high amid surge in energy prices.
The annual inflation rate accelerated for the fourth month in a row, hitting 4.5% in October. The record level of price hikes comes as energy prices soar across Europe.[/B]
[URL]https://www.dw.com/en/germany-inflation-reaches-28-year-high-amid-surge-in-energy-prices/a-59653840[/URL]

Gee, I had no idea Biden's near utterly irrelevant USA drilling and pipeline policies had such an immediate effect on worldwide inflation. Damn, that Dem Party is obviously the MOST POWERFUL entity on the Planet the way they can overturn American election results leaving zero evidence of it, produce worldwide inflation problems with the wave of a wand and all that. I guess I underestimated the true POWER of that otherwise unknown Dem New Jersey State Senator.

Yes, there is no better Party to "get the country back on track" concerning important, complex economic problems than the Repub Party that apparently hasn't got the slightest clue what causes them, what to do about them, has NEVER solved them but is always there to PRODUCE them at historic high levels by whatever opportunistic, new and unprecedented means necessary, including doing NOTHING when taking action and actually LEGISLATING is required. lol

[QUOTE=EihTooms;2624908]And a major slap in the face for Trumpty-Dumpty and Moscow Mitch:

[b]Republicans Effort to Reclaim Senate Stumbles in New Hampshire.
Gov. Chris Sununu dashes hopes of Trump, McConnell to run against incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan[/b]
[URL]https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-hampshire-gov-chris-sununu-declines-to-enter-senate-race-11636470371[/URL][/QUOTE]One guy's refusal to run is not the cause for celebration. Unfortunately, the red wave IS coming. A Senate President in NJ lost to a damn truck driver who spent $2,000 on his campaign. And the problem is not that he's a truck driver. The problem is that he ran because he couldn't get a gun permit. Splendid!

People voted for a guy with no plan, no money, no experience, no charisma, just a grudge. What is it if not the red wave?

All Biden's tremendous achievements (and they are tremendous) will mean nothing if he's going to snooze in front of the cameras. That's what media love to play and they will play it ad infinitum and that's what people see and talk about, not his infrastructure bill.

We're back in Trump's America again.

[QUOTE=Xpartan;2625135]One guy's refusal to run is not the cause for celebration. Unfortunately, the red wave IS coming. A Senate President in NJ lost to a damn truck driver who spent $2,000 on his campaign. And the problem is not that he's a truck driver. The problem is that he ran because he couldn't get a gun permit. Splendid!

People voted for a guy with no plan, no money, no experience, no charisma, just a grudge. What is it if not the red wave?

All Biden's tremendous achievements (and they are tremendous) will mean nothing if he's going to snooze in front of the cameras. That's what media love to play and they will play it ad infinitum and that's what people see and talk about, not his infrastructure bill.

We're back in Trump's America again.[/QUOTE]It doesn't matter if Biden takes a cat nap at an overseas conference just like every other POTUS has done during a speech he already read the transcripts for or if he leaps tall buildings with a single bound every morning before breakfast, Mainstream Media will denigrate tremendous accomplishments and results by him and any other Dem and gaze in admiration and awe at whatever nothingness or disastrous results deadbeat Repubs produce over and over again.

They will find some reason to do it. Or no reason at all works fine for them as well.

That has always been the nature of things. There is nothing Biden and the Dems can do to change it.

But for at least a solid year before the midterms all Americans will witness Repubs taking credit for job creating, quality of life improving infrastructure projects only a tiny handful of them even voted for and none of them negotiated into a historic bi-partisan legislation, while the rest will be cornered into demonizing safer bridges, roads, tunnels, schools, creating new, better and higher paying USA jobs.

Have fun watching it.

[QUOTE=EihTooms;2625246]It doesn't matter if Biden takes a cat nap at an overseas conference just like every other POTUS has done during a speech he already read the transcripts for or if he leaps tall buildings with a single bound every morning before breakfast, Mainstream Media will denigrate tremendous accomplishments and results by him and any other Dem and gaze in admiration and awe at whatever nothingness or disastrous results deadbeat Repubs produce over and over again.

They will find some reason to do it. Or no reason at all works fine for them as well.

That has always been the nature of things. There is nothing Biden and the Dems can do to change it.

But for at least a solid year before the midterms all Americans will witness Repubs taking credit for job creating, quality of life improving infrastructure projects only a tiny handful of them even voted for and none of them negotiated into a historic bi-partisan legislation, while the rest will be cornered into demonizing safer bridges, roads, tunnels, schools, creating new, better and higher paying USA jobs.

Have fun watching it.[/QUOTE]Please provide proof and video proof that every president has fallen asleep at an overseas conference. This appears to be another of many fabricated lies in your posts. Socialists just make up excuses and lies for every Biden failure.

[QUOTE=CaliGuy;2625296]Please provide proof and video proof that every president has fallen asleep at an overseas conference. This appears to be another of many fabricated lies in your posts. Socialists just make up excuses and lies for every Biden failure.[/QUOTE][URL]https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-presidential-lethargy-111331[/URL]

Funny article starts with this:

"No one doubts the job of president of the United States is stressful and demanding. The chief executive deserves downtime.

But how much is enough, and when is it too much?

These questions came into focus in 2019 after Axios released President Donald Trump's schedule. The hours blocked off for nebulous "executive time" seem, to many critics, disproportionate to the number of scheduled working hours.

While Trump's workdays may ultimately prove to be shorter than those of past presidents, he's not the first to face criticism. For every president praised for his work ethic, there's one disparaged for sleeping on the job. ?

Seems like Caligoof needs a lesson on how to search the internet.

[QUOTE=CaliGuy;2625296]Please provide proof and video proof that every president has fallen asleep at an overseas conference. This appears to be another of many fabricated lies in your posts. Socialists just make up excuses and lies for every Biden failure.[/QUOTE]You got to love the leftist mindset. Seems that falling asleep amongst world leaders and crapping your pants in front of the pope is normal behavior. This guy is a buffoon and epic failure.

[QUOTE=CaliGuy;2625296]Please provide proof and video proof that every president has fallen asleep at an overseas conference. This appears to be another of many fabricated lies in your posts. Socialists just make up excuses and lies for every Biden failure.[/QUOTE]Old Joe is just doing the job a Figurehead is supposed to do. Better actually: can't put his foot in his mouth when he's asleep. His enablers are hoping he conks out more often. It makes their job easier.