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That's not a problem. No one will vote for him.

Well that sucks. Now we have another reason why ranked choice isn't that great. Ranked choice is the easiest way for the GOP to make sure their barking mad Pervert lovers will only face mediocre opponents both Republican and Democrat. Why? Because of "Purity Points" from the DNC.

CA doesn’t have ranked choice voting but a “jungle primary” which means it’s one primary for all the parties and the top 2 of whatever party move on. Ranked choice would solve this problem actually, I believe.

Before the election, he could potentially endorse one of the other candidates. Now given he’s embroiled and scandal it’s unclear if that would help or hurt that candidate, but there’s nothing that can be done with votes cast for Swalwell in the election.

Ballots are already printed, I believe ballots have already been sent to military and overseas voters. They couldn't pull his name off at this point if they wanted to. This is a fucking nightmare is what this is.

Ugh

So what happens if somehow Swalwell wins the vote?

California's primary is set up so that while Dems could collectively get the most votes, that vote could be split by multiple candidates so that only Republicans end up in the general. It's totally different from an RCV system, and "vote blue no matter who" isn't the solution.

😞

You really do think people are stupid, don’t you?

Yeah, totally not sus at all Especially since it is pretty meek by Trumpian standards

Yeah… and the one claim is ominous AF.. Imagine that 😑

Better now than an October Surprise.

Ive had tons of people calling me a rapist for thinking the same thing

Well then the California Democratic Party better get a very strong ad and direct mail campaign going to help ensure that 2 republicans aren't the only choice in the special election.

Swalwell is not on any ballots in CA, PSYCH.

Why won’t the Republicans split their own vote? Two Republicans are on the ticket. Are only Democrats allowed to split their votes?

Why is a hippie weed farmer running as a Republican in California? Because he heard the top‑two system might finally let him grow the base.

My spidey sense always got activated when I saw Swalwell.

He should hold a press conference asking people NOT to vote for him and vote for another Democrat. And hopefully, one finishes in the top 2. But he won't.

how do they get the word out?

I feel like I got Fettermaned again.🤬

*getters* not letters. Darn you autocorrect!

No, deadline is long passed

We do! And we don’t need a replacement-there are already too many candidates even without Swalwell; we have a jungle primary with twice as many democrats as republicans-our votes will be split enough as it is without swalwell.

There are too many Dems on the California ballot already which will split the vote. So even though more Democrats vote democratic than Republicans vote Republican it is possible Democrats will be shut out as the two with the most votes move to the general.

I just can't figure out what it is going to take for people to realize that the GOP can not be trusted at any level of government. None. Nada. That people still even consider voting for any of their candidates astounds me.

Thanks for spreading the word on this one, Chris. Wildly important.

Yeuppp

Wonder what will happen next year if she doesn’t report that hundred on her return.

our political system encourages the worst people to seek public office...it's party neutral...shitty people are on both sides that's what we need to fix...Citizens United is probably a good place to start...then we need to reform laws around stock trading and post-public service employment

Didn’t that happen with Kanye West for President? His name stayed on the ballot and people still voted for him. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Re Becerra, he's got some skeletons to address With his lengthy political presence, how did he only get 6% of the LA vote? Why did he threaten 'legal action' re exposing dirty cops? As a native of CA, I've witnessed decades of gridlock & amazing success. CA governance requires intense skills.

Xavier Becerra for California Governor!

Dems need to rally around Katie Porter and Xavier Bacerra, there are a bunch of troll candidates listed as Dems including someone who changed their name to Barrack Obama

What can we do to get the word out to the California voters? What can we do on this platform that would inform them?

I'm sure word will get around just like the allegations.

Why? I’m from LA. Not a big fan.

California has a fighter on the ballot. No baggage. Just a record that holds up. Join us — XavierBecerra2026.com

Please elaborate

Pay attention Cali!

Dems had better start running ads to educate the voters and let them know that they should not even place one vote for him or Dems may lose.

Fuuuuuuuuuk.

It was supposed to cut down on the extremists that often win the primaries when only "the base" comes out to vote [my recollection of the time]

I couldn't imagine the rapist getting a second term, but here we are.

waste your vote on someone polling in single digits!

With 2 GOP and about 8 Dems on the ballot, the top two regardless of party will be the choice in November. CA may be choosing between 2 GOP for Gov. Katie Porter has not taken AIPAC money and was an excellent congresswoman. Hopefully she will have enough votes to be one of the top two.

He'll get 37 votes. It's fine.

Oh shit! That’s going to suck.

In fairness a 34x convicted felon and insurrectionist was on all our ballots.

Why wasn't Swalwell vetted prior to this? It's not like there is only one accusation. Surely someone in Dem political circles must have been aware of these accusations. SMH.

Welp, if my memory serves me correctly, Cali has had a republican governor at least 3x in the last 58 years: Reagan Wilson Schwarzenegger They best get ready for #4 🫤

Reprinting ballots does cost a lot and folks voting ought to know this stuff if casting a vote. Still irritating

Perfect storm for only Republican candidates on the ballot in November. Mind blowing that Democrats are about to fumble the Governor’s race.

Well, Eric can safely crawl under a rock and never be heard from again ....

So he could still WIN?

Got it

Xavier Becerra is my choice. www.xavierbecerra2026.com

Thank you! Becerra!

Vance is the nursing home cat of political operatives.

Shit!!! Why can’t men keep it in their pants!

100%

💯 The current system is ridiculous.

We really do.

Trouble with RCV is it puts your second choice half way between first and third. That might not be reflective of how you feel, which may then discourage some from voting at all. STAR (score then automatic runoff) is the way to go: www.starvoting.org

CA is screwed. The Dems can't and won't get their crap together. So you'll get stuck with Maga governor.

What do you mean by this? He's on the primary certification list. He'll be on the primary ballot. elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-el...

Yeah, I believe you're mistaken.

Respectfully, do you have any reference to support this? Important if true.