Media Dumps Swalwell to Save Democrats
Watch the headlines. The liberal media is suddenly full of stories about Rep. Eric Swalwell. That’s not an accident. It’s strategy. And it’s cold.
Swalwell is a top Democrat in the California governor’s race. The state uses a top-two primary. That changes the game. Two candidates advance to the general election, regardless of party. Right now polls show a real chance two Republicans could finish in the top two. That would hand a Republican the governor’s seat in blue California.
So what do Democrats and their media do? They pull a sacrificial move. They make sure one Democrat collapses. That shifts votes back to the remaining Democrats and keeps the general election in Democratic hands.
John Nolte of Breitbart laid it out bluntly. Here is his take:
“This is the corporate media doing what the corporate media always do… If you want to understand how the media operate, whenever you see the media do something — anything — ask yourself one question: How does this benefit Democrats? To wit…
The upcoming June 2 California gubernatorial primary is not like other primaries. Instead of one Democrat primary winner and one Republican primary winner facing off in the general election, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election… regardless of party. Now go and look at the polls. As you can see, there’s a very real chance two Republicans could win the primary, which would ensure a Republican becomes governor of California.
The media and Democrats cannot allow that possibility, so it’s been decided that Swalwell must be sacrificed. His sacrifice will break the three-way tie between the three top Democrats — Swalwell, Katie Porter, and Tom Steyer — and once Swalwell’s 15 percent support moves to the other two, one or both is certain to go on to compete in the general election, which practically ensures Democrats hold onto California’s governor’s seat.
You see, if Swalwell were polling at 30 percent instead of his current 15 percent, the media cover-up of these allegations would continue because no one would be sweating a Republican sneaking into victory.
That’s it in a nutshell.”
Call it cynical. Call it political math. Either way, it’s not a sudden burst of journalistic integrity. The coverage looks curated. The timing looks deliberate. The goal looks obvious: stop two Republicans from advancing.
Democrats and their allies in the media want the governorship kept in the party. They will trade one candidate to protect the rest. If you want evidence, just follow the pattern. Look at who benefits.
That’s politics. It’s messy. And in this case, it’s strategic theater designed to shape a result—not to reveal truth for truth’s sake.