The reaction many Democrats and Republicans had to Rep. Eric Swalwell suspending his campaign for California governor on Sunday after a slew of sexual assault allegations was essentially the same — what took so long?
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In a social media post, the representative said he was "deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past," but promised to fight what he called "false allegations."
