The California race for the Democrat gubernatorial nomination is getting crowded.
It’s still early, but it looks like Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14) has decided to vie for the worst possible ad. This earned a ton of mockery, and justifiably so. I give you fair warning.
HOLY CRINGE! Let’s check in on Eric Swalwell’s run for California Governor pic.twitter.com/cGpRMtrNFT
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 21, 2025
Yikes. This is worse than Michael Dukakis and the helmet.
Then he made it worse.
Omg
Watch Eric Swalwell try to throw a football pic.twitter.com/X2D2VrLtmm
— JVT (@jvtentertains) December 22, 2025
This isn’t even style over substance; it’s cringe over substance.
He’s trying to appeal to younger voters by doing an ad with 13-year-old political influencer, Knowa De Baraso. But that just makes him look out of place and weird. Not to mention that most people don’t even know who this kid is.
You know what else is missing? Anything about how he would make California better if he were elected; it’s just “Elect me, I’m trying to be trendy.”
California is sinking faster than the Titanic, and the Democrats come up with this buffoon as a solution? https://t.co/7qBYWOHvbm
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) December 22, 2025
The funniest thing happening in Dem politics is the belief among their comms staff that the way to win back men is just “football” https://t.co/usUs20VMnw
— Carl Paulus (@CarlPaulus) December 22, 2025
But this is emblematic of how empty he is as a candidate and what problems Democrats have with putting forth anyone who could make the state better. They already had to suffer through Gavin Newsom, who has left the state in a mess. He thinks that should earn him a promotion to president in 2028, which takes some kind of gall.
Swalwell has already shown he can’t even hack the job that he has now.
Both The Sacramento Bee and the New York Post published reports this week noting Swalwell’s absences, which are the most of any active member of the House. According to data from GovTrack, most legislators miss about 3% of roll call votes, but Swalwell is sitting at 7.7% since joining Congress. Swalwell has missed 95 votes out of 342 roll calls in 2025.
He’s even missed more votes than the late Democrat Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), who died nine months ago.
According to the Bee, he hasn’t cast a vote since he declared his run for governor last month.
But he’s still found time to hang out with celebrities, like Jimmy Kimmel.
READ MORE: Another Embarrassing Statistic Eric Swalwell Prefers You Not Know As He Runs for CA Governor
Why should anyone vote for him after that? And how seriously does he take his obligation to the people of California if he misses so many votes?
Despite all that, he’s still leading the Democrat candidates in polls. That says something about what Democrats value if they would make this character the nominee.
It also shows a sharp contrast with Republicans who are talking about issues and solutions for California.
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