Democrats think swearing will fix their authenticity problem. It won’t | Alex Bronzini-Vender

Outrage is a legitimate political emotion. It is not, by itself, a politicsBefore sexual assault allegations ended his California gubernatorial bid, representative Eric Swalwell had carved out a niche as one of the Democrats most enthusiastically willing to swear on the record. On 9 April, the New York Times ranked him fourth among lawmakers by frequency of online F-word use. Later, Swalwell responded to their article on Twitter/X: “Here, add two more to my name. Fuck Donald Trump and fuck Ice.”...