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So, you wokes and progressives?, is this story being reported by po's The Rachel, Donna's The Ben or Curt's Holy Trinity? If so, we know that the Dem smoke-filled room has moved on from Swalwell. Then, what's next? Katie Porter?
Could a GOP actually win in California in 026?
pb thinks that Swalwell should hold on and attempt to ride this out. That strategy has worked for Trump since the escalator in 015.
My quotes are extensive but far less than half of the whole, fact-filled article.
Bad news from Politico:
Swalwell campaign imploding after new sexual assault allegation
Multiple people resigned in advance of a report that an ex-staffer accused him of sexual assault.
The exodus, which began just before the San Francisco Chronicle published a report detailing a former staffer’s claims, jolted California’s marquee race just weeks before ballots start landing in voters’ mailboxes. The former staffer told the newspaper that Swalwell had sexual encounters with her while working for him, and that he sexually assaulted her twice when she was too drunk to consent.
Hours later, CNN reported on that ex-staffer and three additional women who accused Swalwell of making sexual advances and sending explicit photos and messages. And POLITICO reported that a former Swalwell employee had signed an agreement over an employment discrimination claim that included confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses, despite his campaign saying no one on his staff signed an NDA during his tenure.
The dominoes tumbled quickly...
Swalwell’s two campaign co-chairs, Reps. Jimmy Gomez and Adam Gray, called on Swalwell to drop out...
California Sen. Adam Schiff, who along with Gomez had made calls pitching Swalwell to key labor unions, also called on Swalwell to leave the race...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for an investigation and said she spoke to Swalwell about leaving the race.
... Swalwell released a statement broadly denying the allegations.
“These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor,” it said. “For nearly 20 years, I have served the public — as a prosecutor and a congressman and have always protected women. I will defend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action. My focus in the coming days is to be with my wife and children and defend our decades of service against these lies.”
Just a few weeks ago, Swalwell’s bid seemed to be gathering the kind of momentum that would have allowed him to pull ahead of a muddled Democratic field. He secured valuable endorsements from labor unions as deep-pocketed interests launched a super PAC for him.
Anticipating a race-rewriting event, multiple of Swalwell’s rivals have assailed him in recent days and accused him of hypocrisy given his past statements in support of the woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault ahead of his confirmation hearing.
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