According to a report by the Atlantic, Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell (California) is preparing to join the hordes of Dems already running or planning to run for president.

The focus of his campaign is, according to the report, going to be taking guns and attacking the NRA.

SCOOP – @ericswalwell is moving forward with his presidential announcement next week with a town hall in Parkland and a scheduled announcement on Colbert. He’s going to focus his campaign on gun control: https://t.co/6lk1Nk3lSx — Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) April 4, 2019

“Next week, Eric Swalwell is joining the pack. The California congressman and frequent cable-news guest on all things related to President Donald Trump and Russia will announce his presidential plans in an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. But he won’t be running on Russia, or on the continuing fallout from the Mueller report and the Barr letter. Swalwell will center his campaign on gun control.”

Because Democrats always have success when they make gun control a main general election issue.

NARRATOR: He's not going to win, but he risks moving the Democrats into a place where they lose general election votes. https://t.co/veAH50Q2Ec — Extremely Unfriendly Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) April 4, 2019

Ahhh the arrogance of the progressive. https://t.co/hgqSvapygU — Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) April 4, 2019

The perfect way to celebrate two straight years of being dead wrong every single day https://t.co/oUh4ErFzxg — Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) April 4, 2019

The problem with Eric Swalwell’s running for president is, well, Eric Swalwell.

Bless his little HEART! Rep. Eric Swalwell gets SO defensive when teased about his upcoming event that he makes THIS bet https://t.co/gSnEV63GRP — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 1, 2019

DIM BULB Rep. Eric Swalwell jumps the SHARK with climate change rhetoric to push #GND, gets FLOODED with pushback https://t.co/xYZN08OHfk — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 29, 2019

BURN: Evidence-less Eric Swalwell whined that Mark Meadows wouldn’t @ him, so Meadows showed him the woodshed https://t.co/IDBa53jsW0 — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 28, 2019

We did Nazi this coming: Eric Swalwell dials up the drama over these 'attacks upon our democracy' https://t.co/X1qb9Tr7td — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 27, 2019

Using a Parkland survivor to announce a campaign primarily based on taking people’s guns and trumpeting the evils of the NRA.

What could go wrong?

Congressman from California is going to announce in Florida? So he can use Parkland as a prop? Gross. https://t.co/SU6A6G6lLQ — RBe (@RBPundit) April 4, 2019

You know, as opposed to all those pro-#2A Democrats running for president at the moment. https://t.co/FNaX6MWKas — Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) April 4, 2019

As Hillary Clinton did in 2016, Swalwell’s going to need to stay silent and off camera to increase his potential of winning.

Prediction…@RepSwalwell will not do well in any Presidential bid. He is a provable liar and buffoon. He shouldn’t even have the office he has currently… https://t.co/QD7d6bIKF5 — Denise K. USA?? (@KDKWife) April 4, 2019

It’s gonna be lit … the fuse, that is.

While threatening anyone who votes against him with nukes https://t.co/dF98FMmHOp — Jeremy Frankel (@FrankelJeremy) April 4, 2019

The guy who would be willing to nuke Americans for gun confiscation. Cool!https://t.co/tBcNSucP7H https://t.co/obIUiawFgz — MJS (@amjbs08) April 4, 2019

Should be fun.

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