No elected Democrat should be forced to resign unless convicted of a felony.

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58. Franken was 100% faithful to his wife and he had one FOX-affiliated accuser

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showing group photos of him in which he was pointing to her breasts in a clear attempt to be comic.

Swalwell has admitted that he's cheated on his wife and he now has 4 women speaking out about being sexually harassed - they are reporting specific details about repeated occasions. The woman who is accusing him of rape has contemporaneous corroboration of the event - she reported sexual abuse to a health care provider within a week of the event.

I love Al and I'm still angry that Dem leadership believed the single, weak accuser with clear ties to the Republican party.

Katy Porter is Elizabeth Warren's protege. I trust her judgment about the accusers. I do not believe she would play this dirty of a trick to get the seat. Katy will be brilliant as a Governor.

In terms of political fallout, Swalwell will be replaced by a Dem house member whether it's Newsom's choice or in an election.

I get that men can have their live's ruined by false allegations. As additional evidence is being released - including sexual texts from Swalwell to his women staff members - it looks, to me, more and more like the case made against Mario Cuomo.