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JI7

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1. What political class is this ? Swalwell is one of the more familiar

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 04:47 AM

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elected officials at the national level . He is active on social media and does a lot of media appearances.

With nobody else leading in the race it's not a surprise him or Steyer who can fund his own campaign and ads would lead.

Most of those who were expected to run and would have gotten more support decided not to run. Katie Porters own actions hurt herself. The refusing to answer in an interview just came off really badly.

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What political class is this ? Swalwell is one of the more familiar JI7 Sunday #1

I wish Katie Porter had stayed in Congress with her white board. SunSeeker Sunday #6

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Absolutely pulling for you guys Sympthsical Sunday #12

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