Swalwell Accusations: Troubling Truths Or Strategic Assassination?

Editor;

By now most have heard of the accusations against local congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA14) and have had time to think about the implications and timing of the charges against him.

I’ll start by saying I was neither totally in his camp or opposed to his run for governor but I always felt he had common sense and a genuine feel for his constituents.

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And now this – with the usual suspects screaming “where there’s smoke there’s fire!!!” and “believe all women!!” etc etc. I’ll just say that while the quickest way to ruin a political career used to be to level a charge of this type (except apparently in some cases where even an admission doesn’t carry any weight) part of me hopes Swalwell stands behind comments he has made and fights to prove the accusation untrue. Swear in the players and get them on the record. Prove what you charge in a court of law.

Politics was always a dirty game but never more than now. Dirty money is behind so much of what is happening these days. I’ve rejected most of the recognized media silos and don’t like to see that if Swalwell is forced out of the running our choices for governor will narrow to a county sheriff, a Fox News contributor or a billionaire among a handful of others.

We’ve been down this road before and we need to be careful.

Sincerely,

Conor Joffre/Pleasanton