.@RepSwalwell to Neil: I'm absolutely looking at a 2020 presidential run

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Translation: I will run expecting to lose, and accept VP slot in a heartbeat

Expect Swalwell to ramp up his pit bull presence in the House (not that that's a bad thing)

[Garrett78]

8. Won't work. No CA-CA ticket. But President Harris can give him a cabinet position.

[Bfd]

2. Yes. I am all in on Swalwell 2020

[Totally Tunsie]

6. I like Swalwell also, but might like him to do a stint as VP first to "season" him a bit.

However, I also like Kamala Harris or Adam Schiff for the top spot in 2020, and that wouldn't give Swalwell a great chance of being VP because of the Electoral College voting rules. Swalwell is definitely on my radar, though, and if he were to be the nominee, I'd be pleased to support him.

California has so much political talent these days, all of whom are pretty inspiring and plausible. I hope they all get their chance, matched up with someone geographically desirable in the next decade or two.

[genxlib]

3. Never Happens

No one ever makes the leap from the House to the White House

[NanceGreggs]

4. In case you haven't noticed ...

... the old truisms no longer apply.

We currently have a so-called "pResident" who made the leap from being a thief, a tax dodger, a mobbed-up "businessman" with shady business practices, a pussy-grabber accused by over a dozen women of sexual assault, who lies multiple times daily, and is currently under investigation for obstruction of justice and conspiring with our enemies.

The leap from the House to the WH no longer requires a stretch of the imagination.

[smirkymonkey]

9. This!

The game has changed forever. Trump broke all the rules and we don't have to play by them either.

[SaschaHM]

5. He's an attractive young congressman from a solid Blue State.

Parleying this run into a Veepstakes spot, which will raise his profile, and a high profile administration job is great for the party as a whole. You can never have too many up-and-comers on your bench.

[Totally Tunsie]

7. Rep. Swalwell sounded much more definite during his interview on Wolf Blitzer's

1:00 p.m. show today. He seems to have received more input from his family and has stopped hedging.

I've looked online for a clip, but none shows up yet.

[OnDoutside]

10. I've consistently said that these Dem Primaries are going to display a wealth of Dem talent.

[Totally Tunsie]

11. That's so true. We're really fortunate to have such a well-qualified, up and coming

candidate list. The Dems embrace of diversity gives us so many more opportunities to put together some great teams for decades in the future. Unlike the stodgy stuffed suit repugs, we have the "roll up your sleeves and get to work" young(ish) men and women who'll bring a wonderful vibrancy to the campaigns. I'm very enthusiastic about Democratic future.

[Liberal In Texas]

12. Who?

[BadMachines]

13. I think we're gonna see a crowded stage

much like the Republicans had in 2016. Don't know if that's good or bad yet. They won though, so...there's that.