Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who made last month’s Democratic debate stage but has not registered over 1 percent in polling, says he is suspending his presidential bid, the Washington Post reports.
Swalwell will face a primary challenge in his bid for reelection to the House.
San Francisco Chronicle: Swalwell’s gun control Twitter poll blows up in his face.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) may be ending his campaign for president on Monday afternoon. His campaign announced a press conference Sunday night amid rumors the congressman will drop out of the race, the East Bay Citizen reports.
Last week, Swalwell’s campaign abruptly cancelled two days of independence day events in New Hampshire.
“Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) decision to embrace calls for an impeachment inquiry on Thursday morning made him the 13th member of the panel to support such a move,” Politico reports.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) “sees June as his time to shine — but if America doesn’t fall in love with the four-term congressman, he’s still open to running for a fifth term in the House,” The Hill reports.
Said Swalwell: “I’m running for president right now. Don’t have to make that decision until December. We need this field to start shrinking so candidates can distinguish themselves. I hope to be part of the field as it shrinks. If I don’t, I’m going to be realistic about my options.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) called for the resignation of Attorney General William Barr, after Barr’s news conference before releasing the Mueller report, MSNBC reports.
Said Swalwell: “He’s lost the credibility of the American people…he’s embedded deeply in to the Trump team and that affects the credibility that the attorney general must have.”
The Atlantic: “There are more long-shot Democrats running for president this year than there have been total candidates in previous campaigns—and next week, Eric Swalwell is joining the pack. The California congressman and frequent cable-news guest on all things related to President Trump and Russia will announce his presidential plans in an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”
“But he won’t be running on Russia, or on the continuing fallout from the Mueller report and the Barr letter. Swalwell will center his campaign on gun control.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and political advisers around him have started to tell top Democrats he plans to launch a presidential campaign this month, CNN reports.
“The California Democrat, a 38-year-old four-term congressman from the Bay Area, has made five trips to Iowa and three trips to New Hampshire since the 2018 midterms. He will return to the Granite State Saturday.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) told CNN that he is close to deciding whether to run for president in 2020.
Said Swalwell: “I’m close to making a decision. I’ll be in New Hampshire tomorrow, so I’m excited for that.”
Swalwell said he hopes to “talk to Granite Staters about what their idea of the future of America is” and “how his ideas could work and lift up their vision and aspirations.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) “plans to run for president in 2020, according to a person close to the California congressman who is familiar with his plans,” Politico reports.
Said the source: “He’s definitely running.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) told CNN that he would consider a 2020 presidential run after the midterm elections in November.
Said Swalwell: “I’m going to do all I can first to win my way back to Congress. And then after the midterms I’m going to consider it.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) — who was born in Iowa — told the San Jose Mercury News that his visit to Iowa “was focused on helping Democrats retake the House in 2018, including by winning competitive races,” but he also said he isn’t ruling out a presidential run in 2020.
Said Swalwell: “Right now my focus is to win at home, earn my way back to Washington to represent my constituents, help other candidates win so we can change the country, and then I’ll make decisions after November about my future.”
“This is done because the White House wanted it to be done. And this is what a cover-up to a crime looks like. We are watching it play out right now.”
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), quoted by Politico, on suspicions that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) is coordinating with the White House on the Russia investigation.
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