The torch has been passed
Eric Swalwell is plenty young enough for future presidential bids. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The jokes about this development in the 2020 presidential race write themselves:
Swalwell did enter the race with some assets. He had lots of cable appearances to talk about Russian interference in the 2016 elections as a member of the House intelligence committee, and something of a corner on gun control as a signature issue. He was also more aggressive than his fellow under-40 candidate Pete Buttigieg in stressing his youth in contrast to the late-septuagenarians Biden and Sanders.
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