Sparring with Swalwell and other campaign tales, with Michael Trujillo

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Democratic strategist Michael Trujillo has worked for a number of political candidates in his long career, including heavyweights like Hillary Clinton and Antonio Villaraigosa. He joins us on the Capitol Weekly podcast this week to talk about life in the political arena, the ongoing civil war within the Democratic Party, his role in the downfall of former Congressman and aspiring gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell and…breakdancing.

2:35  Capitol Weekly Interns Olivia Bye and Sydney Laird

16:02 Early accusations against Eric Swalwell

22:34 “I’ve personally spoken to about 17 victims of Congressman Swalwell.”

25:36 Role of influencers in helping victims come forward

29:35 I’ll be able to reflect on this cycle after the election

30:28 How did you get to where you are now?

35:19 Thoughts on the current condition of the Democratic party

39:12 “An expert middleman”

44:20 “Make sure you know what you’re saying is true”

46:24 The strength is in the candidate

47:26 Jayden Daniels

49:39 “You have to have a healthy ego to run for office.”

50:20 Breakdancing with Britney

54:00 #WWCA