When the first allegations of sexual assault fell on then-Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell while he was still the anointed favorite in California’s governor’s race, his camp’s first strategy to fend off the controversy was to blame President Donald Trump and his supporters.Swalwell eventually faced public claims of harassment and rape from more than five women and calls for his congressional resignation from more than 50 former staffers.As the charges emerged, former campaign spokesman Micah Beasley said: “This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race.”
How Republican agents could somehow influence former Democratic staffers and progressive social media influencers to accuse a then-high-ranking Democrat of serious misconduct was not made clear. Within days of the alleged victim’s statements emerging, Swalwell no longer clung to the MAGA theory, ending his gubernatorial campaign and resigning from the House.
The ugly public theater remains one of the best examples of Democrats using the Left’s hatred of Trump as a cure-all and defense against any questionable policies or corruption charges. With hatred of Trump standing as a primary political philosophy and a motivator for the Left, it begs the question of who or what could replace the president once he heads a lame duck administration before eventually leaving the White House.
