The California Teachers Association dropped its support for Swalwell.
“We are immediately suspending our support,” said TCA President David Goldberg, the group’s president, according to The New York Times. “Our elected board will be meeting as soon as possible to follow our union’s democratic process to determine next steps.”
Swalwell might lose the California Medical Association, which has “convened an emergency meeting” of its board.
Politico reported that four people have resigned from Swalwell’s campaign so far.
The publication only named Courtni Pugh, a strategic advisor, as one of those who resigned. She confirmed the resignation but did not elaborate.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), who served as campaign chairman, announced on X that he stepped down.
Gomez said Swalwell “should leave the race now so there can be full accountability without doubt, distraction, or delay.”
Los Angeles, CA – Rep. Jimmy Gomez statement following the release of a San Francisco Chronicle story: pic.twitter.com/WOm4dn7zVT
And specifically about the timing of the Democratic staffers’ allegations against Swallwel, which certainly seem plausible, but also… well timed? For the CA democrats, facing the wide open, only-2-advance CA primary, need to consolidate the Democrat field to avoid losing to the two republicans.
why have these allegations suddenly exploded now?
Well, California has a very unusual primary system for its gubernatorial race. On June 2 (or before, with early voting), all registered California voters can vote for governor in a single nonpartisan statewide primary, called a “jungle primary.” The top two candidates move to the November general election.
In theory, by allowing independent voters to cast ballots, a jungle primary can help produce more moderate candidates than separate party primaries would.
But Swalwell is just one of eight major California Democrats are running in the primary, compared to only two Republicans. And although California is a heavily blue state, Democrats are increasingly worried that they may split the vote so badly that both Republicans will advance, putting the nation’s largest state in Republican hands for the first time since The Terminator ran it.
ETA and he’s out
I am suspending my campaign for Governor.
To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.
Just like the old smoke filled rooms back in TX’94 where all the R governor candidates had a powwow and suddenly decided to drop out and let George “Shrub aka W” Bush run unopposed. 1 down, 5 more to go.
Hungary’s long time conservative thorn in the EU’s side lost his reelection by a lot. Harder to say what comes next under the new guy.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s conservative Fidesz party has been in power for the last sixteen years, implementing policies that have drawn the ire of the European Union’s institutions, as well as of liberal governments in Western Europe.
Viktor Orbán has pursued anti-immigration, pro-family, anti-LGBT, and anti-woke policies. His government has espoused conservative, Christian values. His foreign policy has been built on a common-sense approach, trying to establish pragmatic relationships with not only Hungary’s traditional Western allies within the EU and NATO but also with powers like China and Russia.
The EU has lambasted the Budapest government for diverging from the mainstream EU approach and refusing military aid to Ukraine, opposing Ukraine’s EU accession, and rejecting sanctions on Russia, which Orbán’s government says harms the European economy more than Russia itself.
Well, yes less pro-Russia (or at least not opposing Ukraine aid so much). and more anti-corruption than Orban, but still I think anti-immigration, conservative values, and against EU overreach since those are all very popular stances domestically. Sounds like the economy wasn’t so hot under Orbans last term and that was part of the opening for a new face but with many of the same popular views.
It’s been a heckuva few days for the man who was as recently as Friday near the top of the polls to be the next California governor, Democrat Rep Swalwell (CA-14). Then allegations of sexual abuse and even rape came out, and the stuff hit the fan seemingly hourly over the weekend.
And now the curtain has come down on his political career. Swalwell just said Monday that he will be resigning from Congress:
The lead R is still in first, but a D is now 2nd I think, and the other R is 3rd. It’s too bad Trump endorsed one of the R’s since that consolidated his support vs the other R so it’s more likely not to be both R’s winning in the primary.
How reliable is such a pole? Not Sure is nearly double the count for most of the candidates, even if only half those undecideds cast votes it will have a significant impact on the results. Any of those top 5 have a good chance of winning.
Have you seen how she reacts when something doesn’t go the way she wants? Whether it’s the staffer that tries to give her important information, or the journalist asking her follow-up questions in an interview… she reveals her true self and it isn’t pretty.
I’ve seen both of those, and that’s what’s giving me pause when considering her, but how does any of it make her unqualified for becoming a governor? She just likes to get shit done and not be asked stupid questions
Have you seen the guy in charge of the government? He’s the biggest asshole to journalists ever and all his staff are bootlickers. He’s definitely not qualified, but that didn’t stop him. Twice.
](Katie Porter: 10% (+2)