Eric Swalwell gets the political crash and burn he deserves

Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) political career is collapsing in spectacular fashion. It is proof that politics isn’t fully immune to instances of well-deserved karma.

Swalwell is facing several sexual assault allegations, one of which is from a former staffer. His fellow Democrats cut ties completely and immediately, with liberal journalists confirming that Swalwell’s alleged behavior toward women was apparently an open secret in liberal circles for years. As a result, Swalwell has suspended his campaign for governor of California, where he was the leading Democrat in polling and thus the odds-on favorite for the job.