Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for Governor of California after everybody he thought was his friend decided to stab him in the back.
One can imagine him saying to Ruben Gallego, who may have participated in orgies with Swalwell back when he chaired Swalwell's campaign, 'Et tu, Brute?' No love among thieves and all that.
The good news is that the citizens of California can still elect the woman who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed potatoes on his head https://t.co/hPbOIxTsHj
— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) April 13, 2026
Swalwell had every reason to believe that his behavior with women would never be a political problem, because it never had been a political problem until the Democrats decided to sacrifice him to the gods of scandal. After all, everybody knew, and they are now willing to say so because they needed evidence strong enough to force him out.
If you’re not fit to run for governor, you’re not fit to serve in Congress. https://t.co/CVEL4ULR8V
— Sunny (@sunnyright) April 13, 2026
In the past few days, reporters, Swalwell "supporters," former staff, and other politicians have all come forward with stories or even videos of Swalwell being a pervert, which begs the question: Why didn't you say something before? If this behavior is now suddenly unacceptable, why wasn't it five minutes ago?
Again… the press and the entire Democrat Party knew he was a rapist and a sexual predator and kept it a secret until he was in the way and needed removed. https://t.co/197MhysTln
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) April 12, 2026
You could have asked that of all the people who came out of the woodwork when Biden mentally collapsed, drooling on stage. George Clooney, for instance, wrote that famous piece in The New York Times describing Biden's vacuity at a fundraiser he held. Not long before, the same George Clooney was assuring us that Biden was A-OK and enthusiastically backed him for president.
The community note on this one is a doozy. pic.twitter.com/Amp1yLGSjU
— Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) April 13, 2026
The fact of Swalwell's depravity or of Biden's senility was irrelevant to Democrats until they turned out to be politically useful. For all the moral posturing about "believing all women" or wanting the sharpest tool in the shed to run the country, what really matters to Democrats is power.
That’s weird that the Alameda County Democratic Party knew knew about Swalwell’s “behavior towards women” “at all levels”, because less than a month ago one of their regional chartered groups endorsed him for governor.
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) April 12, 2026
Did they just not care? https://t.co/Fve7qyz4Om pic.twitter.com/BDoXkEnZQ4
If one needs to ritually sacrifice women, so be it. How many of these women were paid off to keep their mouths shut? How many were encouraged to come out of the woodwork when it became useful?
Democrats and media REALLY want you to know that they knew the entire time that Eric Swalwell was a deviant sex pest and didn't say a damn word about it pic.twitter.com/OsSU3UV0cY
— Dylan Housman (@Dylan_Housman) April 12, 2026
Those videos of Swalwell with an "escort" had been in somebody's back pocket all this time. Six years. Are we going to learn who those other men in the room were, or is it not useful at the moment?
New Rep. Swalwell video emerges. Seems it was 3 guys 1 girl in the room. Were they ‘sharing’ the prostitute?
— Breaking X (@BreakingXAlerts) April 12, 2026
Disgusting 🤢
Resign now @ericswalwell pic.twitter.com/SeopdL9Ky6
Fifty former staffers have basically verified that everybody knew the man was a scumbag. How many of those staffers would have flocked to Swalwell if he had become governor, and are expecting to be rewarded for participating in this political hit?
🚨 JUST IN: OVER 50 former staffers of Eric Swalwell have just released a statement calling for him to RESIGN
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 12, 2026
They also referred to the r*pe allegations against him as CREDIBLE.
Democrats have known this for YEARS, yet they never spoke up until now.
Disgusting people. pic.twitter.com/ob63jNb6u9
One thing is certain: none of them made these accusations until given the green light by their masters.
Robert Garcia, Swalwell’s Democrat colleague in the House, says we must believe all survivors and that Swalwell should exit the CA governor’s race.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 12, 2026
Doesn’t call for his resignation from Congress, however. pic.twitter.com/BuJ9XkBUwM
There is talk of Democrats and Republicans cutting deals behind the scenes to purge members accused of ethics violations, but so far, all the Democrats who called for Swalwell to drop out of the governor's race have refrained from suggesting he leave Congress. They needed his vote there and needed him out of the California race. So the new standard is that being a rapist is unacceptable for a governor, but not a Congressman.
NBC News: Sammarco said that she had been communicating with Swalwell through Snapchat. She described the messages as "pretty normal" but said they became more flirtatious. After they met at his office, Sammarco said he began sending photos of himself, including a photo of his… https://t.co/AEkyePTduC pic.twitter.com/KfEWi0iOsd
— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) April 12, 2026
It's all scummy.
Boy I tell you what you give the journos 10 years to chase down leads and a half dozen whistle blowers on a silver platter and political expediency and by god they will break the story. pic.twitter.com/RBAEsk6JOn
— Jarvis (@jarvis_best) April 13, 2026
Of course, politics IS scummy, which is why the whole moral posturing act is so infuriating. The same people who get on their high horse about Trump's comments about grabbing women decades ago have been hiding Eric Swalwell's behavior for years. They point to ridiculous stories like E. Jean Carroll's as proof that Trump is a rapist, while they have been hiding a rapist in their midst.
So rape is bad. But not “resign” bad. https://t.co/dIbpuihwJY
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) April 12, 2026
These are the people who happily partied with Harvey Weinstein until they no longer could. Gavin Newsom's wife testified against Harvey Weinstein in his rape trial, but one wonders why she seemed fine with everybody hobnobbing with the same Harvey Weinstein, and why she maintained a good relationship with him (having lunches, getting career advice) until he was no longer useful. He helped her get roles, and she covered for him. Until, like Swalwell, he became a liability.
I wanted to report Eric Swalwell sexually abusing staffers but I couldn't because it wasn't my beat?
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) April 13, 2026
What? What the actual fuck. https://t.co/15jrD1lhQN
Politics, being all about power, doesn't attract people with exquisite moral sensibilities, and that is just part of life. I get it.
But Democrats always claim the moral high road, when in fact they have built their party on a foundation of sewage sludge. That people buy the act amazes me.
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