Spadea refuses to concede after primary loss to Ciattarelli, vows to ‘continue fight’

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TRENTON, N.J. — Bill Spadea has not conceded his defeat in the Republican primary for New Jersey governor, days after losing to Jack Ciattarelli in a landslide on Election Day.

Despite the clear margin, Spadea has neither called Ciattarelli to congratulate him nor indicated whether he will support the Republican nominee in the general election this November. Spadea instead took to social media to declare that he is “ready to continue our fight for ALL the people,” in a post Monday that referenced “back room elites in both parties.”

“Happy to disappoint the haters, but we aren’t going ANYWHERE,” Spadea wrote Sunday in another post, adding, “ignore all the misinformation and nastiness coming from the other side.”

The former radio host was…