UPDATE: Rep. Eric Swalwell joins the crowded 2020 presidential field [View all]

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Source: Washington Post



Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Monday he will seek the Democratic nomination for president, offering himself as a fresh face from a younger generation to lead his party in its bid to unseat President Trump.

Swalwell, 38, formally announced his campaign during an appearance on CBS’s “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Monday evening. “I see a country in quicksand, unable to solve problems and threats from abroad, unable to make life better for people here at home. Nothing gets done,” he said in a video clip from the show’s taping that was distributed via social media hours before the show was set to air.

Swalwell said he talked to teachers, truckers, nurses and young people who “sit in their classroom afraid that they’ll be the next victim of gun violence, and they see Washington doing nothing about it after the moment of silence.”

Hitting hard on the generational theme, he added that “none of that is going to change until we get a leader who’s willing to go big on the issues we take on, be bold in the solutions we offer and do good in the way that we govern. I’m ready to solve these problems. I’m running for president of the United States.”

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Rep. Eric Swalwell of California joins crowded field of 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls

By Washington Post Staff
April 8 at 7:05 PM

The four-term congressman, who has been a frequent guest on cable news programs as well as a visitor to Iowa over the past couple of years, added his name to the long list of people vying for the Democrats' 2020 presidential nomination.

Swalwell, 38, formally announced the campaign during an appearance on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/04/08/rep-eric-swalwell-of-california-joins-crowded-field-of-2020-democratic-presidential-hopefuls/?utm_term=.65a7fedf7bcd

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