"Today ends our presidential campaign, but it is the beginning of an opportunity in Congress, with a new perspective shaped by the lives that have touched mine and our campaign throughout these last three months, to bring that promise of America to all Americans," Swalwell said, speaking at his campaign headquarters in California.
Hide Caption 15 of 22 Photos: In photos: Former presidential candidate Eric SwalwellSwallwell and his son, Nelson, attend the Congressional Baseball Game in June 2018. Swalwell has two children with his wife, Brittany.Hide Caption 16 of 22 Photos: In photos: Former presidential candidate Eric SwalwellSwalwell and other Democratic leaders pose for a photo inside the US Capitol in November 2018.
Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders were runner ups. The woman candidate from Hawaii caught my attention too. She served 2 tours in Iraq. She was sincere. Like I say there's too many candidates.
The 2020 Presidential campaign candidates is too many. I lived in Colorado Springs 21 years after getting out of the Army. I liked and voted for Hickenlooper/as well as Bennett. But unfortunately they're at the bottom. Kamala Harris caught my attention during the debates
'IMMA TAKE AWAY ALL THE GUNS REEEE' Well ofc he dropped out. After making that statement (without knowing anything about guns, ofc) he threw his entire campain into the waste bin lol
First of many.
Bye bye Stifler
zzzzzz
Much traction? More like any traction. He was out as soon as he threatened to nuke Americans over 2A. He nuked his own campaign.
What a SURPRISE; NOT!
'Failed to gain much traction'? THERE'S an understatement. Cripes, the guy was practically polling in negative numbers. Who knew that 'breaking up with Russia' schtick wouldn't work for him?
Didn’t he have a minus 1% followers? lol. He is a nobody, and he found out real quick.
Tell all the other clowns to drop out too, only bernie, biden and warren have a chance.
Don’t be so hard on yourself, Eric. The rest of them are going to lose too!
🎶 Nothing from nothing leaves nothing 🎵
Of course he is. He's an extremist, even for a Democrat. None of them will defeat Trump. MAGA!
Epic fail
Ooohhhh noooooo. Say it ain't soooo. Hahaha
Trust me Swalwell... you were never in the race... people aren’t going to vote for somebody who threatens to use nukes on them if they don’t comply with tyranny.. buh-bye now..
Failed to gain traction? It's not fair to blam the driver (ericswalwell) of the clown car for its traction. Maybe now he can go back to Cali and further ruin that great state.
Who?
My trash collector is smarter.
Good job Sir, your a person to watch in the future.
Dropping out of something you were never 'in' is kind of like buying back something you never owned.
Without ericswalwell who will jump in with the idiot takes in the debates?
Well, when your the political equivalent to a steaming turd do you every really stand a chance?
Wait, you mean threatening to nuke US citizens and running a campaign that played like a high-school student gov treasurer race didn't pan out? Color me shocked. It'll be fun watching him take down his glitter posters from the hallway RepSwalwell DanCrenshawTX realDonaldTrump
He didnt gain traction because hes a damned joke.
Him and the rest of the SOCIALIST-LIBERAL PARTY want to do everything for other countries citizens (ILLEGALS)!! I know how about we do things for our OWN AMERICANS in POVERTY, our disabled veterans and how about our own AMERICAN ELDERLY ! WOW REALLY? How does anyone think THISWAY
What took him so long?
Good
Just as well, the Dem candidates were exceeding the load capacity of a freight elevator already!
That's because his dumb as a stump!!!
Very shocking. MAGA
When will the very old man Biden drop out? And the very old man Bernie Sanders drop out?
He ran out of things to ban....
1 down 19 more to go 😂😂😂😂
You misspelled 'any traction whatsoever'
that’s not very avenger-like
“California Democrat” is now a generic, general-use epithet.
Much traction? It failed to gain ANY traction. He was a laughing stock, openly and blatantly pandering to any and every group he could even those that had already shunned him.
A good Man. Stay in Congress bro. We need you there...
Can Ryan, Bennett and Hickenlooper go next
Who? Where? When?
Buhbye
Failed to gain traction but made a nice little nest egg off poor suckers donations..everybody and their grandmother wants to run for president now with the democratic ticket to ride .. I wonder why? $$$
Duh!!!!
24 more to follow
gdshaver16 Yeah and 20 others.
Maybe he should concentrate on the mess that is CA first.
He nuked his own career...
One down 19 to go
He is a joke! Embarrassed himself whenever he opened his mouth. He was NEVER in the running
😱😱😱😱
Now he realizes it is not easy to be a presidential candidate. He probably now have more respect for President Trump.
here's Biden running for the presidency...and not passing the f'n torch...GO BIDEN
with a name like that he shoulda been in suicide watch years ago. wtf is he thinking - he prez material ? lmao
The Lego hair is offputting. Also, all of his policies.
Eric, who?
Eric who?
Eric Swalwell was a side show that pandered to the ultra liberal left, can't say I'm sorry to see him go. One down, many to go, the last one will fall in 2020 when Trump wins.
Now how will he nuke anyone?
Shocking!
They will just replace him with a worse candidate...
ericswalwell
Can you take Kamala, Bernie and Elizabeth with you? Please?
Looking at Eric Swalwell, one can just sense that, in the hierarchy of men with a creep factor, he comes in only a half a click to the left of the guy who’s job it is to mop the floors after customers in the peep show booths on 42nd street.
Hopefully he’ll drop out of a plane with a faulty parachute next.
Bye, don't let the trap door hit you on the way down...... ericswalwell TheDemocrats
CONGRATULATIONS
See...this is why no one trusts CNN. That headline is so misleading. It wasn't that it failed to gain 'much' traction. It failed to gain ANY traction.
This guy is nothing but a bomb thrower and coward. Too bad, though. He so well represents what the far left has become in this country.
💩💩💩💩💩ericswalwell
Thank you RepSwalwell we need you in the House 🇺🇸
Gee! Who da thunk it!
I have also dropped out of the presidential race
Buh Bye!!
Eric who?
Your doing a great job where your at now. Next Time
Who's shocked? That would be more of a breaking news.
Thanks, ericswalwell for a realistic decision that does not hurt the party. There is plenty of time for you in the future.
Dropping out! Pass that Torch before you leave.
Hope he will drop out of the house now
Thank God! Now if only the rest of the Demonrat’s would bail out of the presidential race, resign from congress, and leave the country, and take the rest of the enemies of state with them, America would definitely be better off. 👊GOTRUMP👊
Fake news. He was never running 😆
And it's time for many more to drop out. But thanks for trying Eric, keep up the good work in the House.
As will the rest of them.
No shit 😏
Never heard of her
Not man enough and he open his dirty mouth everyday to insult the President. A man who didn't it just once and got it...
Haaaaaa
Who
Lol, wise move ericswalwell You were kind of a disgrace to the candidates Go AndrewYang !!!
Noooooooo!!
Cause he wasn’t socialist enough
Damn, I was enjoying the cringe.
SURPRISE!!!!!
Dropping like flies
Obviously white america raided his campaign. Ughhhhh im literally shaking.
whroberts90
Who is this guy again?
SabrinaG328
Such a warrior. 😂😂😂🚮
They should all drop out of the race. None of them will beat Trump.
How many are left, 37? LOL
Does that mean I have to return that bag of chips I told him I would buy?
Who?
Too bad. He’s a smart person, just doesn’t have the public image at that level. He’ll focus on gun controls and make an impact there.
He's a republican running Democrat? Someone explain
Good, more time for people to talk at the debates
Who won the pool? Not me, I had September 20th!
Who?
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He never had a chance. Just think of all of the idiots that donated to him.
Who?
I was rooting for him to get 1% in the polls. How will we go on from here. mondaythoughts
Oldlady12345 I thought his name was smallwell and I watched both debates.
*any (traction)
A few of these candidates should follow his lead.....
CNN you lie about everything I had to look it up before I believed it! Your credibility has gone to hell along with your ratings! Trump 2020!
Oh boo hoo let me play a song on the world's smallest violin
😂😂😂
👋
It seems if you lie and create conspiracy theories for almost 3 years (with no proof), undermining the POTUS and the country, voters remember.
I don’t even think his own family was going to vote for him.
RepSwalwell does this mean we don't get to see the 'clear evidence' of Russian collision?
I didn’t know he was running.
Probably because he was a walking gaffe machine hailing from a state that has become a meme of mismanagement. Additionally his platform was garbage tier and would have ensured his political demise in the general election. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
ericswalwell is a good man. I appreciate what he's doing here. Keep fight for us all, Congressman.
CRAP!! Wonder if I can get my dollar back.
Well, bye!......🇺🇸
Who is he? Never knew he was a candidate
You are the Weakest Link. GOODBYE 👋
Well yeah. That tends to happen when you threaten to nuke Americans...
Was he ever in😂😂😂😂
Who?
Eric who?
Pass the torch to the real candidates. ByeFelicia NEXT.
Who?
What a 'loss'
The only thing that matters in DNC is who the superdelegates pick.
I wish Inslee would follow suit
I'd hardly call 0% 'much traction'.
The Painfully Funny & Awkward Dem Quote meter just dropped by 50%. Dang! Williamson, Hickenlooper & Booker will have to pick up the slack. I have faith in them.
Bhhhh haaaa many more to come, Trump keeps winning.
lol
One selfish, headline grabbing politician.
Idiot
I was looking forward to him trying to nuke his own country.
Duke Nuke ‘Em dropped out after his dog said he’s for Trump.
Too bad, he did provide some comical relief.
I’m glad he’s dropping out. I like him but believe He best serves us in his current role. Hopefully others will drop out as well.
Because loon.
Well, there is nowhere to go but up for him 😂😂😂😂
Traction? Shit, if his tires were any balder he be riding on a sled....
lol
Can't imagine why. 🤣
Good.
I’ll be there no later than 1030 and we can go whenever you’re done with team. For what it’s worth, this is a this is what I still look like visit, and discuss Vsteps. See u tomorrow.
Who?
Poor Ders' brother
Proof that there is a God!!!!!!
lmao
But he still wants the torch
Who?
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Who?
Was he really ever in it ?
Love this move, the down tickets are crucial in this election and I hope at least half of the current contenders drop out and pivot towards a senate or house seat if the window is still open
Who?
Ha I love it
😂
CNN will remain as the fake news anyway.
Maybe Klobuchar can pick up Swalwell's 6 voters to propel her to 1.0035%.
Well, that’s because the media only wants Harris, Biden, Bernie, and Warren.
Gee I guess 'We'll take your guns away, White boy' wasn't resonating with anybody?
1 down... Trump 2020
Did he ever really start?
The Gun buy back guy? Lel He couldn't even comprehend that the government can't force a 'Gun Buyback'. So i doubt he'd comprehend being president. The goal is better than Trump not worse.
Good...the field was crowded enough with Constitution-killing candidates. Most of them want to abolish the 2A rights we have not realizing that 2A protects all other rights. Same old story.....
Correction. Failed to gain ANY traction.
Dann it. I was totally going to vote for him. Back on the trump train.
He is young. He is also a truly decent man. The future will hold great things for RepSwalwell. We thank him.
He never really ran. It was more of a leisurely stroll. 'Just passing through, nothing to see here.'
Who? Lol
I think he would of been okay but the too many in the race
That was quick!
I’m sorry to hear that!
Somehow 'I'll take your guns and nuke you if you refuse' never gained much traction. Who would have thought? 🙄
He is good doing what he’s doing for his constituents right now. He is a statesman, and we need them.
RepSwalwell see ya!
Who?
Who?
Apparently dumb is no longer popular even in California... It's good that the field narrowed somewhat, the bad news for the rest of the candidates: there are virtually no votes to pick up from Eric...
Lol
Imagine that
Oh crap. We were having so much fun with Eric's goofy ideas.
*any traction
Is now going to join CNNs 'Panel of Experts' for election and candidate insight... especially on important issues. But he does get to walk with a lot of money...
It’s time to bring up the slush fund that Congress has used to cover up sexual charges rumor has it Eric Swalwell used it
Guess the torch was too heavy? Too hot? Too, I don’t know, presidential? ericswalwell
Nooooooo.... I’m shocked 😱
Well I guess he didn’t swallow well ?!?! 😳🤔🤔🤣😂🤣😂👏👏👏
Bye Felicia.
lol u right
Who?
I love how every Dem is talking about beating Trump and how trump is this and this. Tell us how you’re going to help the American PEOPLE. Not illegals, and maybe you’ll turn some heads.
😂😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
lol!!!!!!!!!
The torch carrier got nuked
👏🏽💪🏽
I wonder if he is eyeing Harris Senate seat
ByeDukeNukeEm dont let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya
Duke Nukem called it quits!
Lolita Express (2000)
One 🤡 out of the Dems circus 😎
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I'm also dropping out of the Presidential race FYI
This guy seems timid and full of sh*t
Bernie next
I’m devastated
good, now I can like this guy...
Lol I guess he passed the torch.
I’m shocked!
Now go fix ur state
Endorse and support another! Make allies and move forward. PeteButtigieg
Who?
He gained 0.000000000000001% traction
Enough traction? How about no traction. I guess threatening to nuke Americans doesn’t go over well.
Who?
He was just talking loudly and saying nothing good rediance CNNBreakingNews.
CNNPolitics Oh! He is just making room for Tom Steyer!
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