Eric Swalwell seems fairly confident that he’s got a shot at the Democrats’ 2020 nomination, but he also has admitted that there’s a problem that should first be addressed before he can be taken seriously by his side:

SPOILER ALERT: I'm a white man. I know where I can't speak to someone else's experience and I pledge to:

1️⃣ Pass the mic

2️⃣ Ask a woman to serve as VP pic.twitter.com/yz7hUB3bRA — Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) April 24, 2019

It seems he basically just accidentally nuked himself:

Nuke Swalwell: ✔️ Tweets video of him saying "I don't think anyone's identity should hold them back" ✔️ announces men need not apply to be his Vice President ✔️ probably doesn't see the contradiction pic.twitter.com/QDZRM7DqGt — (((Aaron Worthing))) (@AaronWorthing) April 24, 2019

Wow, Swalwell just out-woked himself!

This is hilarious. It’s basically a “woke” white guy offering the women he’s running against scraps. Hard to believe this isn’t parody, but here we are. — Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) April 24, 2019

So you are advocating racial discrimination and believe 'giving' a woman the position of Vice President is somehow an act of gender equality? ? Why aren't you offering to be the VP to female candidate? https://t.co/mtVuFapdUO — Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) April 24, 2019

Why don't you ask a woman to serve as president then? https://t.co/rpZVttCDAZ — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 24, 2019

Swalwell seems to have painted himself into a corner here.

This guy is a walking cringe tornado https://t.co/w2vin7Dobl — John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) April 24, 2019

Perfect description!

Oh yes, I’m sure strong and difficult leaders around the world will respect this guy as POTUS…eye roll https://t.co/klK9vcdW4G — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 24, 2019

Well, he might pass them the mic, that’s for sure.

1. Pass the mic

2. Leave forever — Connor ?? (@GeneticJakhamr) April 24, 2019

Swalwell’s excuse for not wanting to debate Dana Loesch proved that he’s not really serious about wanting to pass the mic to a woman — at least not one that might dare to disagree with him.

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We see where this is headed: The other day Eric Swalwell just wanted a dollar, but now he wants 5 bucks