Can you imagine: "My fellow Americans, we found someone who had a gun in Kansas City, so we nuked them. So, don't worry, they're gone now."
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("Unfortunately, Kansas City isn't there any more either.")
Posted on 11/16/2018 6:21:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell plans to run for president in 2020, according to a person close to the California congressman who is familiar with his plans.
“He’s definitely running,” the source said.
This weekend, Swalwell will be the first potential presidential candidate to visit Iowa after the midterms with a trip to meet the Asian & Latino Coalition in Des Moines and Iowa Democratic Party chairs in Dubuque. The travel to Iowa was first reported by NBC News and confirmed by POLITICO.
The 37-year-old Swalwell has been positioning himself for a run over the past year, with several trips to early primary voting states and endorsements of three young congressional candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire through his Future Forum PAC. He has also asked for lists of potential staffers for the early-state contests.
Swalwell's, press secretary, Caitlyn McNamee also went to Iowa this fall to help out with Cindy Axne’s successful congressional bid.
The three-term congressman grew up in Iowa and was heavily involved in Marlyand Gov. Martin O’Malley’s unsuccessful presidential run in 2016. O’Malley has said he is keeping an “open mind” about running for president himself in 2020.
Swalwell would be a heavy underdog in the 2020 race against the expected high-profile candidacies from the likes of Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, and others.
But Democratic activists in the early states say that Swalwell has gone over well during his early visits.
“People were extremely impressed by him and New Hampshire people are hard to impress,” said Gene Martin, chairman of the Manchester Democratic Party, who which hosted Swalwell last week at a "Countdown to Victory Dinner" event. “People walked away from that dinner with just a ‘wow affect’ and he worked the room like someone who was running for president.”
Swalwell declined to comment for this story.
("Unfortunately, Kansas City isn't there any more either.")
We’re gonna need a bigger clown car.
He is very unlikable. Can’t imagine him winning.
Garfield was a former general.
Polk.
Stupid socialist just nuked his chances.
He looks like Dexter, the serial killer from the TV show Dexter.
“whomever votes against me will regret it if I get the nuclear codes”
Captain Jack Swallow, lead character in Butt Pirates of the Caribbean.
Bulletproof my ass. It saddens me to say it, but I don’t see Trump getting re-elected. Our country has turned a corner from which there is no going back. Two more socialist-fascist-Marxists won Congressional seats. The Fake Hispanic Irishman almost won in Texas. Georgia and Florida narrowly avoided electing full-on Marxists as governors - one of whom has been part of an FBI sting for graft!
The picture is clear: Dems will try and get a Socialist-Socialist ticket in 2020 (they won’t call it that) and woo the legion of “gimme-dat” invaders to vote. And it terrifies me they might win.
At the same time, they’ll rage against the machine of “white privilege nationalists” who deserve to be deprived of power. Plus, Republicans can’t seem to abandon Trump fast enough.
I’d love to be wrong. But I sense we are entering a dark, dark period in our nation’s history.
Eric (Bill the Cat) Swalwell.
My personal opinion of him is that he is a mealy-mouthed Pr!ck.
Newt Gingrich got boxed out by Ron Paul on behalf of Mitt Romney. (Yeah, Paul was ABSOLUTELY a tool for Romney.) Before him, there was Dick Gephardt. Of course, both were at the top of the House of Representatives, not newbie foot soldiers.
>>>He looks like Dexter, the serial killer from the TV show Dexter<<<
First time I saw the guy on TV I thought the same thing.
Of course, Atomic Boy doesn’t have the endearing personality.
Swallowswell is a buffoon. The Dem race is going to be a riot, I can’t wait.
Lincoln
Until this morning, I never heard of this moron...
Or one of those shyster TV preachers....
I fear you are correct.
Lincoln.
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