<p>The meteoric rise &#8212; and dramatic fall &#8212; of Congressman Eric Swalwell is the subject of this episode.  <em><strong>Seema Mehta</strong></em>, a political reporter with the <em>Los Angeles Times,</em> recounts how he went from media darling to alleged sex offender, ending what had initially been an improbable bid to become governor of California.  And, for good measure, <em><strong>George Skelton</strong></em>, the veteran L.A. <em>Times</em> columnist, spells out how this sad episode exposed the weaknesses in California&#8217;s &#8220;top two&#8221; electoral system.</p> <p><strong>ALSO</strong>:  Wondering the purpose of holding a White House Correspondents Dinner with a president that despises and denigrates the media.  And Republicans are, with a straight face, screaming &#8220;partisanship&#8221; at Virginia&#8217;s ballot initiative that may give the Commonwealth&#8217;s Democrats, four additional congressional seats.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></span></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo">Bad Blood by Taylor Swift</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7oSlZL0tEM&amp;list=RDh7oSlZL0tEM&amp;start_radio=1">Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWG3npfEoHo">I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIsnIt1p978">It&#8217;s My Party by Lesley Gore</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.krpoliticaljunkie.com/episode-429-swalwell-that-ends-well/">Episode #429: Swalwell That Ends Well</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.krpoliticaljunkie.com">Ken Rudin&#039;s Political Junkie</a>.</p>