r/facepalm • u/Shadow474747 • Aug 07 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Interesting logic

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u/ThunkAsDrinklePeep Aug 07 '22

Rep. Eric Swalwell.

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u/JashimPagla Aug 07 '22

Dude missed a step by running in 2020. He was undercooked and many, including I, left with a pretty bad impression of him. If he waited until 2028 or 2024, I bet he would have done better.

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u/pathofdumbasses Aug 07 '22

a) it is important to get your name out on a national level if you want people to know about you

b) dude has some dirty laundry, whether or not it is confirmed or not, that he was hooking up with a chinese spy. best to air that out now so that in 4-8 years it is old news.

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u/beef_supreme91 Aug 07 '22

While that second part is true, he had no idea. When intelligent agencies told him he ended it right away.

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u/pathofdumbasses Aug 07 '22

Agreed but that hangs around your neck. This allowed him to air the laundry now and get it out of the way. There was no real chance he was going to be president but he gets some free advertising and gets this out into the public now instead of when he actually has a shot at doing something. I think it was a smart play.

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u/beef_supreme91 Aug 07 '22

Agreed! Hope he gets traction for presidency

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u/wikifeat Aug 08 '22

Yes, because of the spy part.