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90. How could he not know this would come out?!

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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 Saturday #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 Saturday #124

Well yes of course. Irish_Dem Saturday #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 Saturday #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 Saturday #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_ Saturday #119

Bullshit. hlthe2b Saturday #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 Saturday #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 Saturday #116

Totally agree. nt Raine Saturday #120

Rec. Xavier Breath Saturday #132

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

I like it. mr715 Saturday #113

Yes, it is clear that you do. Interesting choices. niyad Saturday #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 Saturday #117

Same here jfz9580m Saturday #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 Saturday #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 Saturday #136

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

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

Not that I'm aware of Sympthsical Saturday #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

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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 Saturday #115

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

I am concerned it might be true, too Grim Chieftain Saturday #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 Saturday #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 Saturday #125

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

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

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

Yes and yes MichMan Saturday #137

How Very Disappointing! MineralMan Saturday #131

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

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

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

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