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这位国会议员在2019年接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示，在他那场短暂的总统竞选期间，他看到的“全是绿灯”
作者：保罗·施坦豪泽 福克斯新闻
2019年1月，民主党众议员埃里克·斯沃威尔在新罕布什尔州接受了福克斯新闻数字频道的采访，当时他正准备发起一场短暂且未能成功的2020年民主党总统候选人提名竞选。
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众议员埃里克·斯沃威尔的政治生涯在丑闻中突然崩塌。
在性侵犯和性骚扰指控不断升级之际，这位曾是加州2026年州长竞选的主要竞争者之一的民主党众议员于周日退出了州长竞选。两天后，他辞去了国会职务。
这位国会议员如此迅速地垮台，距离当时38岁的斯沃威尔发起一场短暂且极不成功的2020年民主党总统候选人提名竞选仅过去了七年。
急流勇退：斯沃威尔在国会任职13年后辞职
2019年1月31日，时任加利福尼亚州众议员的埃里克·斯沃威尔在新罕布什尔州埃克塞特市发表讲话，随后他将发起一场短暂的2020年民主党总统候选人提名竞选。（保罗·施坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
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“我们正渐入佳境。我在爱荷华州配备了工作人员，目前正在新罕布什尔州和南卡罗来纳州招聘人员。我开始搭建竞选所需的基础设施。但到目前为止，我在这场竞选之路上看到的全是绿灯，”乐观的斯沃威尔在2019年1月接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时说道。
这位即将参选的候选人当时正在新罕布什尔州争取该州支持选民和活动人士的支持，一个世纪以来，该州一直拥有全国最早的总统初选资格。
斯沃威尔的指控者披露他们挺身而出的原因
2026年2月21日，星期六，加利福尼亚州州长候选人埃里克·斯沃威尔在旧金山举行的2026年加州民主党州代表大会上发表讲话前挥手致意。（美联社照片/杰夫·邱）
斯沃威尔于2019年4月8日在《斯蒂芬·科伯特深夜秀》节目中正式宣布参选。
斯沃威尔并非本周二因丑闻辞职的唯一国会议员
他的竞选口号是：“大展拳脚。勇于担当。行善举。” 斯沃威尔将枪支管制和学生债务改革作为其总统竞选纲领的核心内容。
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斯沃威尔是符合参选资格并参与了首轮辩论的20位民主党总统候选人之一，首轮辩论于2019年6月分两晚举行。
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但由于支持率未能突破1%，且面临无法进入第二轮民主党总统辩论舞台的前景，斯沃威尔于2019年7月8日暂停了竞选活动，距离他宣布参选仅三个月时间。
保罗·施坦豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，他全程报道全国范围内的竞选活动。
From White House hopeful to scandal: Swalwell’s short-lived 2020 bid resurfaces after resignation
April 15, 2026 9:23am EDT / Fox News
The congressman told Fox News Digital in 2019 he saw ‘nothing but green lights’ ahead of his short-lived presidential campaign
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell was interviewed by Fox News Digital in New Hampshire in January 2019, ahead of his brief and unsuccessful bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell’s political collapse amid scandal was sudden.
With sexual assault and harassment allegations mounting, the Democratic representative who was one of the leading contenders in California’s 2026 campaign for governor dropped out of the race on Sunday. Two days later, he resigned from Congress.
The congressman’s stunningly swift collapse comes seven years after a then 38-year-old Swalwell made a short-lived and highly unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination.
OUT THE DOOR: SWALWELL STEPS DOWN AFTER 13 YEARS IN CONGRESS
Then-Rep. Eric Swalwell of California speaks on Jan. 31, 2019, in Exeter, New Hampshire, ahead of launching a short-lived campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
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“We’re getting close. I’ve got staff in Iowa. We’re hiring in New Hampshire, South Carolina right now. I’m starting to put together the infrastructure that you need. But I see nothing but green lights on this journey so far,” an optimistic Swalwell said in a January 2019 Fox News Digital interview.
The soon-to-be candidate was in New Hampshire courting supporters and activists in the state that for a century held the first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
SWALWELL ACCUSERS REVEAL WHY THEY CAME FORWARD
California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell waves before speaking at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Swalwell officially launched his campaign during an April 8, 2019, appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
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His campaign slogan was, “Go Big. Be Bold. Do Good.” And Swalwell made gun control and student debt reform key components of his presidential platform.
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Swalwell was one of 20 Democratic presidential candidates who qualified and took part in the first round of debates, which were held over two nights in June 2019.
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But failing to poll above 1% and facing the prospect of failing to make the stage at the second Democratic presidential debate, Swalwell suspended his campaign on July 8, 2019, just three months after declaring his candidacy.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.
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