California Congressman Eric Swalwell suspended his gubernatorial campaign on Sunday after multiple women came forward and accused him of various forms of inappropriate and criminal behavior.
If allegations like Swalwell received knock him off the campaign trail and threaten to evict him from Congress, then why is DJT still in office? He was even convicted!
The Democrats have a way of being able to police their own office holders that is a winning quality for them. The Republicans have no scruples and defend their scum, even if the evidence is obviously against them. It boils down to the Democrats not having the moral high ground, but that they are willing to check themselves when necessary.
I wish Americans, as privileged as we are, had a sense of urgency to get rapists off the street in the same way we demand fast food to be fast and Starbucks to get our orders right. The “open secret” movement needs to end. I will never understand feeling uncomfortable to tell the police but fully comfortable to tell major media outlets.
I’ve worked on many political campaigns and I’ve primarily stopped. I’ve met so many bizarre volunteers on presidential and local campaigns that will take everyone and anyone. I’ve also worked on campaigns so cliquish I felt like I joined a cult.
I’ve met staffers who willfully lie. Lie about other volunteers. Lie about other campaigns.
I once had a roommate who managed volunteers on a different presidential campaign encouraging his staff to spread lies that a Democratic woman running for President was secretly involved with white supremacists! Nobody instructed this menace to operate this way — he did it willingly. My opportunity to kick him out came after my super showed me video of him urinating in the hallways of our apartment building. I guess one could say his anti-social behavior tracked.
I say all this because there is something about being in the proximity to power that attracts a massive amount of the strange and unusual — and I don’t mean Lydia Deetz.
I’m just not surprised anymore if a candidate turns out to be reckless scum, or stories circulating by volunteers which may align to malign.
I just wish a country that has so many options available to protect the people would utilize those options to protect themselves and others with a sense of urgency.
I enjoyed working on your campaign! I never got negative vibes on your run for President or NYC Mayor. Was an honor.
Gretchen asks the real question. Why does this derail Swalwell and not derail Trump? IMO it is because they address a different set of voters. Trump is a shrewd demagogue who twists his evil into a pretzel his followers can eat and enjoy. And he is a TV "star". BUT Trump voters have what I call an "inflection point". I did not believe Trump was dangerous until------------? He has passes that point for many of his voters, finally. Too late for the Constitutional correction, conviction on his second impeachment for Jan6th. So many Trump voters only pay casual attention to politics and history; they focus on their own business. So Trumps Republican Party takes the Gingrich/Reagan focus to a new level of selfishness. Simply George H. W. Bush would not be proud. Trump bullied 12 possible candidates off the stage in 2015. You had the courage to introduce Universal Basic Income to a national audience. Wish you would try "The Price Of Eggs Is Down" 4th edition Amazon Kindle or Paperback for a more sophisticated presentation that along with Medical Care Restoration Act in Chapter 2 would provide you with a sharper platform to attack the Presidency with again. Love, Doc www.dykers.com
If allegations like Swalwell received knock him off the campaign trail and threaten to evict him from Congress, then why is DJT still in office? He was even convicted!
The Democrats have a way of being able to police their own office holders that is a winning quality for them. The Republicans have no scruples and defend their scum, even if the evidence is obviously against them. It boils down to the Democrats not having the moral high ground, but that they are willing to check themselves when necessary.
I wish Americans, as privileged as we are, had a sense of urgency to get rapists off the street in the same way we demand fast food to be fast and Starbucks to get our orders right. The “open secret” movement needs to end. I will never understand feeling uncomfortable to tell the police but fully comfortable to tell major media outlets.
I’ve worked on many political campaigns and I’ve primarily stopped. I’ve met so many bizarre volunteers on presidential and local campaigns that will take everyone and anyone. I’ve also worked on campaigns so cliquish I felt like I joined a cult.
I’ve met staffers who willfully lie. Lie about other volunteers. Lie about other campaigns.
I once had a roommate who managed volunteers on a different presidential campaign encouraging his staff to spread lies that a Democratic woman running for President was secretly involved with white supremacists! Nobody instructed this menace to operate this way — he did it willingly. My opportunity to kick him out came after my super showed me video of him urinating in the hallways of our apartment building. I guess one could say his anti-social behavior tracked.
I say all this because there is something about being in the proximity to power that attracts a massive amount of the strange and unusual — and I don’t mean Lydia Deetz.
I’m just not surprised anymore if a candidate turns out to be reckless scum, or stories circulating by volunteers which may align to malign.
I just wish a country that has so many options available to protect the people would utilize those options to protect themselves and others with a sense of urgency.
I enjoyed working on your campaign! I never got negative vibes on your run for President or NYC Mayor. Was an honor.
Thank you for your deep assessment of a tragic situation.
Hi Andrew! I think this commentary is piling on and unnecessary.
I am waiting for you to run for office again. Senate or President so I can vote for you. 🤗
Gretchen asks the real question. Why does this derail Swalwell and not derail Trump? IMO it is because they address a different set of voters. Trump is a shrewd demagogue who twists his evil into a pretzel his followers can eat and enjoy. And he is a TV "star". BUT Trump voters have what I call an "inflection point". I did not believe Trump was dangerous until------------? He has passes that point for many of his voters, finally. Too late for the Constitutional correction, conviction on his second impeachment for Jan6th. So many Trump voters only pay casual attention to politics and history; they focus on their own business. So Trumps Republican Party takes the Gingrich/Reagan focus to a new level of selfishness. Simply George H. W. Bush would not be proud. Trump bullied 12 possible candidates off the stage in 2015. You had the courage to introduce Universal Basic Income to a national audience. Wish you would try "The Price Of Eggs Is Down" 4th edition Amazon Kindle or Paperback for a more sophisticated presentation that along with Medical Care Restoration Act in Chapter 2 would provide you with a sharper platform to attack the Presidency with again. Love, Doc www.dykers.com