Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) was on the verge of consolidating Democratic votes ahead of the June 2 primary for governor of the biggest state in the union. He was leading six other Democrats in polls and had just secured endorsements from California’s two largest government unions, which promised to spend millions of dollars on his campaign.

But all of that came crashing down around him after a local newspaper published allegations that he sexually assaulted a former female employee. Within hours, a national cable network aired additional sexual harassment allegations from three other women, and several campaign staffers resigned, Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) withdrew their endorsements, and current and former House Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on Swalwell to leave the race.