By Douglas V. Gibbs
Democrat Eric Swallwell first landed on my radar back in 2018 when during his campaign he explicitly called for the confiscation of certain firearms. Then, May 23, 2019, he formally introduced the “Freedom from Assault Weapons Act.” His politics appalled me.
On May 3, 2018, he not only called for banning assault weapons in an op-ed he authored in USA Today, but he called for government to target and arrest resisters.
Then, in April of 2019 during his presidential bid, Swalwell told reporters he wanted an “assault weapon” buy back to take 15 million guns, demanding that it should be a mandatory policy.
Meanwhile, he was also doing something else very appalling. According to testimony by Lonna Drewes (and a long list of other women), Congressman Swalwell was committing violent sexual assaults on women which became public knowledge in April of 2026. He has lectured the world about morality, the best example being when he called for us to “believe women” when Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his Senate confirmation hearing was being attacked with accusations of sexual misconduct, yet Swalwell himself is an egregious violator who preyed on women while they were too intoxicated to consent.
Swalwell has denied all of it, claiming the accusations against them are politically motivated attacks. Nonetheless, the accusations have chased away his endorsements and Swalwell has not only resigned from Congress, but has dropped out of the California gubernatorial race as a result.
Swalwell emerged from obscurity from being a city council member in California’s bay area to a top guy in the California Democratic Party. They created him. They launched him up the ladder. And they did so well knowing that he was a creep.
Longtime East Bay journalist Steven Tavares stated on April 12: “I’ve covered Eric Swalwell since he was a member of the Dublin City Council. Shortly after being elected to Congress in 2013, his behavior towards women was known by all levels of our local government and the Alameda County Democratic Party.”
The Political Washington Establishment was well aware of Swalwell’s behavior, but pushed him onto a pedestal anyway, even though Sacramento insiders were whispering about his behavior. Power was more important than his bad behavior. So, Swalwell was showered with endorsements and soft coverage. Nancy Pelosi tucked him under her wing. Then, Swalwell decided he wanted to be Governor of California, but didn’t get the green light from the party elite, so he became a target.
The problem is that in California’s jungle primary, especially considering that two Republicans lead the polls at the moment, Swalwell’s presence in the race would split the Democratic Party’s vote. California’s supermajority could be in danger if a member of the GOP somehow found their way into the governor’s mansion.
The hive-mind of the Democratic Party adjusted. The donors, after departing from Swalwell, simply moved on to the next target. They are there for the machine, not Swalwell. It’s a political version of The Borg – each politician is a disposable part, and the scandal disappears when they disappear. Next body up – no matter who it is. Adjustments will be made.
How many others are ready to be targeted? How many names are inside the blackmail files? Is this only the beginning? Will the fall of Swalwell launch the fall of other dominoes? Or will the Democrats do what they always do… sweep it under the rug, blame their opposition, and somehow induce amnesia among the voters?
They think they are untouchable, but they’ve never come across someone like Donald Trump before. He knows what they are doing, what they are up to, and what they plan to commit in the future. He sees the trail of dominoes, and President Donald Trump is prepared to get the chain reaction going. If he has his way, they are all falling down. Each and every domino. They are lined up perfectly, and he knows how to get it all going.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
