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Sympthsical

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58. This is why I ignored the "People need to drop out!" chorus

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:57 PM

Apr 10

Because if this had come out after the primary, we could have been cooked.

I literally just said on DU a few days ago this man is a walking future scandal. I'm not prescient. I have friends who have worked in Alameda County and Oakland politics for years who kept saying "Just wait" when it comes to Swalwell.

He has always had this part of him waiting to fall out.

But people liked his tweets, so you were a right-winger if you noted he maybe wasn't all that great.

Welp.

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BREAKING: three *more* women have come forward to @cnn.com and accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct... [View all] demmiblue Apr 10 OP

omg. thankfully before the primary. BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 10 #1

Yeah, but too late for his name to be removed from the ballot. Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 10 #23

Californians will figure it out BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 10 #25

Ok, stupid question, is he married?? a kennedy Apr 10 #2

Yes mr715 Apr 10 #3

Thanks.....am only just starting to see all this stuff.... a kennedy Apr 10 #5

Lots of stuff happening simultaneously. mr715 Apr 10 #7

He did have an inappropriate relationship with Christine Fang who worked for Chinese intelligence. pcdb Apr 10 #27

I thought they were married? mr715 Apr 10 #34

Yes with children Lifeafter70 Apr 10 #4

Thank you. a kennedy Apr 10 #6

I remember posting about the time he brought his daughter, Cricket, to pay respect to RBG. demmiblue Apr 10 #10

His daughter has the same name as the dog Noem killed? mr715 Apr 10 #19

It's her nickname; Kathryn is her given name. n/t demmiblue Apr 10 #29

Its a cute name regardless. mr715 Apr 10 #32

Yes I remember that too Lifeafter70 Apr 10 #42

yes with 3 kids BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 10 #11

Damn, I hope these are untrue rumors. a kennedy Apr 10 #13

sounds like he is the BIll Cosby of politics... women wake up in his bed, fuzzzy about how BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 10 #17

It's OK to be proud of your penis Bettie Apr 10 #8

If he did this he should be held accountable like anyone else. Trueblue Texan Apr 10 #12

Especially an accusation with the name Roger Stone Bettie Apr 10 #20

I haven't seen Stone's name attached to this one. Could you provide a link? Thanks. TheRickles Apr 10 #64

No, no, i am not saying I have any proof Hanitty/Stone are pulling on Swalwell as they engineered on ,.. magicarpet Apr 10 #76

You are thinking along the same lines as me wrt Roger Stone VMA131Marine Apr 10 #96

No link has been provided to document the Stone connection, so I'm dubious. TheRickles Apr 11 #128

Reminds me that of, ugh, Bert Favor of the Packers, Jets, Vikings. a kennedy Apr 10 #18

Brett Favre....I'm from Wisconsin! Bettie Apr 10 #21

Yah, him, and I don't EVER say his name he's Bert Favor to me. a kennedy Apr 10 #39

Oh no. He was one of my favorites. Irish_Dem Apr 10 #9

I did not care for him. Red flags all over. Messy divorce prior to 2016. I am glad he is out of contention. John1956PA Apr 10 #36

Wow I had no idea. Irish_Dem Apr 10 #56

We have to accept a certain number of flaws in any candidate. John1956PA Apr 10 #70

Except in the case of sexual assault...that should be a hard no. Melon Apr 10 #105

Absolutely. You are correct about not tolerating the crime of sexual assault, if it is clearly apparent. John1956PA Apr 10 #108

Zero tolerance on Sexual assault, sexual harassment jfz9580m Apr 11 #124

Well yes of course. Irish_Dem Apr 11 #122

If I ever learn of anything scandalous involving either of these two True Dough Apr 10 #92

Same here, game over, wrap it up and go home. Irish_Dem Apr 11 #123

This seems strange?? walkingman Apr 10 #14

Weird, huh? MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #30

The Delores Huerta revelations about Cesar Chavez last month were very similar in that there were two separate incidents MichMan Apr 11 #145

I'm only going to take a breath, remembering the RW radio personality that set up Al Franken... hlthe2b Apr 10 #15

Please also remember the 7 other women who came forward EdmondDantes_ Apr 10 #71

We shall see. If you read what I wrote, I never suggested not holding anyone GENUINELY accountable hlthe2b Apr 10 #80

Except by disregarding almost all of the accusations against Franken, it mostly just sounds like refusing to acknowledge EdmondDantes_ Apr 10 #106

Your comment to me is disingenous and disgraceful. Shame on you. I did not say anything of the hlthe2b Apr 10 #109

I'm going by what you posted in this thread EdmondDantes_ Apr 11 #119

Bullshit. hlthe2b Apr 11 #121

Is he the same Rep that served on the impeachment committee/panel? Deuxcents Apr 10 #16

Yes. mr715 Apr 10 #22

Then... MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #28

Huh? mr715 Apr 10 #37

Hook, line, and sinker. MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #43

That isn't the flex you think it is. mr715 Apr 10 #46

Seems like "Don't be a rapist!" is now one of those problematic purity tests people complain about. Lancero Sunday #147

Some purity test. mr715 Sunday #148

Hard to believe..he's been on Lawrence O many times. How do you run for higher office w/ these skeletons in your close Deuxcents Apr 10 #33

WHY do you? mr715 Apr 10 #35

Don't ever say what a man won't do. Maru Kitteh Apr 10 #24

My mother always said never say not my man! Pisces Apr 10 #48

Your mother was right Mossfern Apr 11 #134

Gee, I'm sure this has absolutely nothing to do with his running for California governor! MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #26

There are plenty of cromulent Democrats running. mr715 Apr 10 #40

Apparently his name will remain on the ballot. MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #50

Yeah, ever hear of Tina Smith? mr715 Apr 10 #53

Did I say Dems should support Dems no matter what? Why put words in my mouth, trying to support your vapid point? MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #67

I'm with you. I'm reserving judgement until more provable facts are known. beaglelover Apr 10 #81

I agree with you. choie Apr 10 #94

Not by me MorbidButterflyTat Apr 11 #116

Totally agree. nt Raine Apr 11 #120

Rec. Xavier Breath Apr 11 #132

I have to say that your posted description of Democrats by using a niyad Apr 11 #112

I like it. mr715 Apr 11 #113

Yes, it is clear that you do. Interesting choices. niyad Apr 11 #114

I don't understand why men think Tree Lady Apr 10 #31

Great timing with Melania's speech yesterday Grim Chieftain Apr 10 #38

He's a very public figure.and long time congressman. Klarkashton Apr 10 #41

That was my thought also senseandsensibility Apr 10 #44

People knew Sympthsical Apr 10 #63

Or Lindsay Graham. mr715 Apr 10 #66

Why didn't this come out when he ran for President? Why now? FloridaBlues Apr 10 #86

Huge field, where he never gained traction, so was never really vetted karynnj Apr 10 #100

It's almost like Republicans escape such issues, but Democrats are tarred with them bucolic_frolic Apr 10 #45

Because Democrats care if their candidates are accused of such things, Republicans apparently don't. sop Apr 10 #72

The women's experience suggests their drinks were spiked stollen Apr 10 #47

Hope this is not a right wing ploy to torpedo his election chances. magicarpet Apr 10 #49

Of course it is. CoopersDad Apr 10 #59

It's obvious. MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #87

It's over. RandySF Apr 10 #51

This is bad dsc Apr 10 #52

and there go the endorsements: WhiskeyGrinder Apr 10 #54

Why do I smell Republican hit job on this? Botany Apr 10 #55

because it is New Breed Leader Apr 10 #57

The timing H2O Man Apr 10 #60

The timing srinks Lifeafter70 Apr 11 #117

Same here jfz9580m Apr 11 #129

This is why I ignored the "People need to drop out!" chorus Sympthsical Apr 10 #58

I'm convinced this is more some_of_us_are_sane Apr 10 #61

Eric is fighting: New Breed Leader Apr 10 #62

Good. beaglelover Apr 10 #85

Wow. I hate to hear this. bamagal62 Apr 10 #65

He should run on the Republican ticket Orrex Apr 10 #68

They'd put those allegations True Dough Apr 10 #95

I think it's essential we give Rep. Swalwell the benefit of the doubt Grim Chieftain Apr 10 #69

Interesting Rebl2 Apr 10 #73

Plus the Epstein files are back in the news Grim Chieftain Apr 10 #75

Correct Rebl2 Apr 10 #79

Or paid by Tom Steyer beaglelover Apr 10 #83

Steyer has a tv ad running here saying Swallwell missed a lot of votes and IcyPeas Apr 10 #101

Republicans Rebl2 Apr 11 #135

Definitely! beaglelover Apr 10 #82

Republicans would've waited until after the primary Sympthsical Apr 10 #84

We have a jungle primary out here in CA. The top 2 candidates from the primary go to the general. beaglelover Apr 10 #88

I am not nearly as panicked about this as social media seem to be Sympthsical Apr 10 #93

I hope you are correct. I'm not sure I could back a billionaire but if he's the last Democrat standing in the general beaglelover Apr 10 #98

I hear you, and that's perfectly fair Sympthsical Apr 10 #99

Thanks for pointing that out. yardwork Apr 11 #136

Agree. It's very monkey's paw, tho Sympthsical Apr 11 #138

Are there more surprises lurking in the field? yardwork Apr 11 #139

Not that I'm aware of Sympthsical Apr 11 #140

Even if the accusations were not true, Swalwell needs to officially drop out, even though his name will remain on the lostincalifornia Apr 10 #74

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 10 #91

Timing is very suspect. I will reserve judgement until more provable facts come out. beaglelover Apr 10 #77

I'm so disappointed in him kimbutgar Apr 10 #78

And how do you know the accusations are true? Grim Chieftain Apr 10 #107

+1,000,000,000 MorbidButterflyTat Apr 11 #115

Actually at first I thought it was false but then i got nervous it is true kimbutgar Apr 11 #141

I am concerned it might be true, too Grim Chieftain Apr 11 #142

I'm going to withhold judgement. It's not that I don't believe he might be capable of it - who knows - but the timing Vinca Apr 10 #89

How could he not know this would come out?! Cha Apr 10 #90

If true, this is horribly sad and disturbing karin_sj Apr 10 #97

Where is Roger Stone? The Wizard Apr 10 #102

I hate to say it... DET Apr 10 #103

I really liked Swalwell and was planing on voting for him Lifeafter70 Apr 11 #118

Interesting timing. Sneederbunk Apr 10 #104

Crap. mzmolly Apr 10 #110

FUCK Faux pas Apr 10 #111

Having worked on Capitol Hill for two House members, it quickly became apparent to me allegorical oracle Apr 11 #125

All of it or some of it could well be true, valleyrogue Apr 11 #127

Strange how this all came out right before the primaries. valleyrogue Apr 11 #126

Is California an open primary state? Will Swalwell name still be on the ballot? Emile Apr 11 #130

Yes and yes MichMan Apr 11 #137

How Very Disappointing! MineralMan Apr 11 #131

It could also be a gambit to undermine women's claims of sexual abuse jmbar2 Apr 11 #133

These allegations are certainly troubling and they're not going to just go away. Jedi Guy Apr 11 #143

Wow! Right in the middle of a heated campaign.... Mysterian Apr 11 #144

"while she was drunk" "after a night of heavy drinking" Nixie Sunday #146