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In reply to the discussion: Eric Swalwell and the Death of Accountability [View all]
LisaL
(47,455 posts)83. I agree.
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Yes. "Open Secret?" I certainly had not heard the rumblings but perhaps within the beltway...
hlthe2b
22 hrs ago
#6
"So, yeah. It appears the pump was fully primed on Friday within the circles who fully "knew" but amazing to me, did not
WhiskeyGrinder
22 hrs ago
#8
I Believe The Term Refers To Those Working With Or For Swalwell, Not "Us".
ColoringFool
20 hrs ago
#78
My daughter is a CA Dem delegate and a caucus chair, and she had never heard those rumors.
deurbano
19 hrs ago
#93
Same here.... I guess 'open secret' meant within the House of Reps ONLY---
Jack Valentino
8 hrs ago
#145
Broken stair analogy, plus organizations like to hold on to high performers, even when they're terrible people.
WhiskeyGrinder
22 hrs ago
#10
And the biggest missing stair in our politics happens to be President! (n/t)
thesquanderer
19 hrs ago
#94
Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a son with the family's housekeeper, kept the child a secret while he was
sop
22 hrs ago
#11
Just to be clear, a lot of the "wait and see" was about not SEEING all the facts yet
RandomNumbers
21 hrs ago
#28
There was someone here yesterday asking what was expected if a drunk woman goes to a man's hotel room
EdmondDantes_
21 hrs ago
#45
More than one poster suggested that the bank accounts of the victims needed to be investigated
MichMan
20 hrs ago
#68
It is VERY sad that a Democrat who has been so effective against Trump,
Jack Valentino
8 hrs ago
#146
I still haven't heard a credible explanation from "The timing is suspicious!" crowd
Sympthsical
22 hrs ago
#19
The difference between virtue signalling and actual virtue on full display
Sympthsical
21 hrs ago
#21
There's another element here. She's running against a man people liked a lot who turned out to be a dog.
Scrivener7
21 hrs ago
#44
On the other hand - I suspect many Democratic voters will now see her as more of a sure bet
peppertree
21 hrs ago
#54
there's been nothing but accountability from the party and Dem supporters, including Swalwell's
bigtree
9 hrs ago
#143
nothing in that article backed up the claim that 'His sexual misconduct was an open secret'
bigtree
21 hrs ago
#22
That's sad. I wonder if this was known more than locally? Many will blow it off as "just gossip"
LeftInTX
21 hrs ago
#32
Unfortunately, it seems to be considered 'acceptable' for men to behave like that
RandomNumbers
21 hrs ago
#33
For years. Incredible, one would imagine he was the only politician they could back.
Passages
21 hrs ago
#36
"Everybody just turned a blind eye and went about their lives for years?"
Sympthsical
12 hrs ago
#137
Whatever else is true about how "known" Swalwell's behavior was, My Kevin is not a reliable reporter.
deurbano
19 hrs ago
#99
I noticed the word "misconduct" people knew of his "misconduct" and chose to ignore it. But "misconduct" has now
Ninga
20 hrs ago
#66
I figured as much. Unless Becerra finds rocket fuel and blows up out of his months-long 2 to 5 per cent level, it looks,
Celerity
19 hrs ago
#88
"...what did both of these men do other than this political chit-chat on social media?"
WhiskeyGrinder
21 hrs ago
#48
I believe the House introduced a resolution in 2018 prohibiting any sexual contact between a member and staff
MichMan
19 hrs ago
#103
If party leadership knew about this & didn't discourage him from running for gov, then they're complicit, too.
CrispyQ
21 hrs ago
#53
The open secret appears to have been that he was sleeping around while married.
LisaL
20 hrs ago
#64
If higher ups in the party knew, they shouldn't have encouraged him to run for governor.
LeftInTX
20 hrs ago
#76
I think a lot of people just liked that Swalwell that was an attack dog against Trump and didn't care about much else
MichMan
20 hrs ago
#71
Too many people repeat everything Trump says and seem to believe it as well
Just_Vote_Dem
20 hrs ago
#75
"The rumors that are being discussed as being generally known are of consensual relationships, not sexual assault or
WhiskeyGrinder
19 hrs ago
#101
I never understood the Avenatti stanning. He always seemed like a plonker to me. I certianly never got invested in the
Celerity
19 hrs ago
#91