<ul class="summary-list"><li>Saad Amer, 26, is the cofounder of the nonprofit <a href="https://www.plus1campaign.org/">Plus1Vote</a>. </li><li>The nonprofit seeks to help people vote in elections. </li><li>He is also a fellow at Yale and works with the United Nations. </li></ul><p>No two days are the same for Saad Amer, the 26-year-old cofounder of <a href="https://www.plus1campaign.org/">Plus1Vote</a>. Some days he's creating Instagram filters to educate people on the climate crisis; the next, he's helping send a million text messages to get young people to vote. Launched in 2018, his nonprofit seeks to improve voter turnout in national elections using social media to create campaigns and engage with young people.</p><p>The organization often partners with leaders like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tPLKkdgcg">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> and former Vice President Al Gore to host seminars educating people on <keyword id="6361617" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="climate-change">climate change</keyword> and voting rights. During the 2018 midterm elections, Plus1Vote launched a campaign that was supported and shared on social media by Alyssa Milano and <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/1059541633845223424">Jimmy Kimmel</a>. Plus1Vote also teamed up with the Women's March to help amplify the voices of people of color. </p><p>"Our core mission is to improve the representation of young people and people of color in our democracy, especially on issues such as climate change and social justice," Amer told Insider. "I recognized there was a gap in terms of the connection between these major issues and young people. I saw a need to energize young people, especially young people of color, to come into the voting space." </p><p>Plus1Vote partnered with V magazine during the 2020 election for the <a href="https://vmagazine.com/v-is-for-vote/">V is for Vote issue</a>, which featured Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift. For January's runoff elections in Georgia, Plus1Vote teamed up with Uber to provide free rides to the polls and sent more than 1 million text messages to potential voters. </p><p>And that's just Amer's day job. He also works on the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change's Youth Constituency, is an advisor to the National Parks Conservation Association, and is an expert reviewer for an intergovernmental panel on climate change report. </p><p>A graduate of Harvard, he cocreated the university's inaugural <a href="https://www.npca.org/people/saad-amer">Sustainability Plan</a> and is a fellow at Yale University's Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis. For Insider, Amer revealed how he spends a typical day, which includes multiple chai latte breaks and speaking at virtual seminars on the climate crisis. </p><div type="image" title="Saad Amer Day in Life" height="2643" width="3525" msid="82335853" hostid="261"></div><h2><strong>He wakes up at 8 a.m.</strong></h2><p>After waking up, Amer brushes his teeth, drinks a glass of water, and gets dressed. Early-morning tea time is at 8:30, which is a "personal ceremony" to him, allowing Amer to reflect on the day ahead and the day before. </p><p>"Now that the weather is warmer, I'll have my first cup of tea outside in the morning," he said. "I'm not big on breakfast, but I'll usually have some kind of biscuit with my tea." Right now that means an Earl Grey in an "overly fancy teapot" with Dutch stroopwafel.</p><p>Amer has worked as an activist since the age of 13, when he began to do environmental work in his Long Island, New York, community, where he still lives today. In high school, he worked with the school's environmental organizations to help preserve land and went on to attend Harvard University, where he researched the impact of climate change on the Indian Himalayas with the United States Agency for International Development and helped discover a new <a href="https://bioone.org/journals/systematic-botany/volume-43/issue-2/036364418X697166/M[…]ae-a-New-Hybrid-Fern-from-French/10.1600/036364418X697166.short">plant species</a> in French Polynesia. </p><p>He became heavily involved with voting after realizing many young people were not incentivized to vote, despite the way many issues like the climate emergency and social justice would be affecting them. "It's all about young activists. It's about having our voice presenting and being able to elect policymakers," he said. "That makes a grassroots effort more powerful." </p><div type="image" title="Saad Amer Day in Life" height="2643" width="3525" msid="82335854" hostid="261"></div><h2><strong>His first call with his team is at 9 a.m. </strong></h2><p>Amer takes his first morning call with the Plus1Vote team in which he discusses plans on how to organize and mobilize voters for upcoming elections. The team is focused on the "<a href="https://www.commoncause.org/our-work/constitution-courts-and-democracy-issues/for-the-people-act/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsqmEBhDiARIsANV8H3Yz-fOVYfaG0TDbfgzt1zsh0Xmx1ZA0J4mF-AJC9HWLT9ihfCDlWS8aAtwdEALw_wcBhttps://www.plus1campaign.org/forthepeople">For the People</a>" Act, or HR 1, which would expand voting rights. </p><p>Plus1Vote is planning social-media campaigns around the act and encouraging young people to write letters to their lawmakers to help push the bill through. "Our democracy is at a crossroads," he said. "The coup at the Capitol and the 360 voter-suppression bills across this country show how desperately we need to protect the right to vote." </p><p>In 2018, Plus1Vote made a video that highlighted the women of color who were running for public office across the country, including Ayanna Presley, who tweeted the video. "Then, of course, she made history as the first Black woman elected to Congress from the state of Massachusetts," he said. </p><p>The organization depends heavily on the tools social media provides, such as Instagram filters, which help them further involve people in the spreading of social messages online. The celebrity endorsements, for the most part, are organic, he said. Much of Amer's time is spent conducting research and planning for events. "Now that it's warmer I'll often work outside," Amer said.</p><h2><strong>Lunch is at noon</strong></h2><p>Today for lunch Amer is eating leftover Thai food, with some mango juice. "There has been a rise in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/we-are-not-monolith-danger-of-single-asian-american-story-2021-3">hate crimes against the AAPI community</a> and Asian-owned businesses have been struggling through the pandemic," he said. </p><p>Amer recalls the day the insurrection at the Capitol happened. He was drinking a chai latte and couldn't believe what he was seeing on TV. But, if anything, it made him realize he has to work harder to get young people to vote and help elect lawmakers that better reflect their values. </p><p>"I don't think it's the job of people of color to educate everybody on every single issue," he said. "What we need is to see people brought to justice and for them to start educating themselves on the reality that we're in."  </p><h2><strong>Next, a speech for Earth Day </strong></h2><p>Last week the team was preparing for Earth Day. Amer said he made sure to read the announcements from the White House and Congress regarding the climate crisis in order to organize campaigns around it. </p><p>He also had to pay close attention to these statements because he is a member of the Youth Constituency to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. "Staying plugged-in on the international developments of this week are crucial," he said. </p><div type="image" title="Saad Amer Day in Life" height="2852" width="2036" msid="82335855" hostid="261"></div><p>Amer has spoken at the UN "like a bazillion times," he said, mostly "yelling at various ministers and ambassadors about the need to really treat climate change as a major priority." Last year the organization was going to plan an Earth Day and climate strike, but it was canceled due to the pandemic. </p><p>They had to digitize the entire campaign, creating a three-day livestream in which Amer interviewed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tPLKkdgcg">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a>. He had a similar virtual event this year with the same goal: making sure people understand being a climate activist is also being a voting activist. </p><p>"Young people understand that we're seeing our futures being robbed from us," he said</p><p>"There's a lot of gate-keeping in <keyword id="761056" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Activism">activism</keyword>," he said. "It's important to invite everybody into activism, especially into the voting space of our democracy, where everyone is supposed to be represented." </p><p>After lunch and a marathon Zoom call,  he takes a chai break around 3 p.m. "I have multiple cups of chai per day and usually have one by my side while working and while on Zoom calls," he said. </p><h2><strong>Hosting rehearsal</strong></h2><p>At 5 p.m. he rushes to rehearsal for an event he's hosting on climate justice called Action for the Earth Symposium, which was later streamed on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NowthisEarth/posts/5585275784846889">NowThis</a>. "The event centers intersectional environmentalism and youth voices taking action on the climate crisis," he said. It also features the climate activist and writer Bill McKibben and Michigan Rep. Andy Levin.</p><p>A week earlier, he gave a guest lecture at the Harvard Graduate School for Education about youth civic engagement and spoke on a panel at Ohio State University on environmental justice.  And earlier this year, he hosted an event in which he spoke to the actor Mark Ruffalo, famed for his portrayal of Bruce Banner and the Hulk.</p><p>"I was like, you're a climate activist - the Hulk is green because you are a climate activist, right?'" Amer joked and said Ruffalo confirmed, "the Hulk is green because of climate change. "</p><p>Aside from providing free Uber rides in Georgia, Plus1Vote also provided free rides to the polls during the presidential election in Florida, South Carolina, and Mississippi. "It's really essential to use these different tools and platforms to give younger people access to the ballot," he said, adding the pandemic has only highlighted the issue more. </p><div type="image" title="Saad Amer" height="2680" width="3573" msid="82335856" hostid="261"></div><h2><strong>Then he goes for an evening run </strong></h2><p>Around 6 p.m., after the bulk of his work is done and before the sun sets, he makes sure to catch some fresh air by going for a jog. </p><p>"My favorite part about the spring is all the flower trees blooming," he said. "I'll stop and smell the flowers every chance I get. I'll visit a few PokéStops," a reference to the mobile game "Pokémon Go," "and head home for dinner."</p><p>Dinner is typically at 7 p.m. and recently, he's been cooking aloo mutter, a potato and pea dish topped with fresh cilantro and served with methi paratha - a flatbread made with spices and fenugreek leaves. "One of the best parts of South Asian cooking is the array of vegan options," he said. Amer is of South Asian descent. "About a quarter of India is vegetarian, so there are plenty of options."</p><div type="image" title="Saad Amer Day in Life" height="2643" width="3525" msid="82335857" hostid="261"></div><h2><strong>Before bed, he writes </strong></h2><p>After dinner, he takes some time for writing as part of his Yale fellowship with The OpEd Project. "I've been working on a series of pieces on the climate crisis focused on environmental justice, civic engagement, and climate solutions," he said.</p><p>Afterward, he listens to music and audiobooks before retiring for the evening. He falls asleep, usually between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., depending on the day. Then he wakes up and does it all over again.</p>

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Apart from administrative tasks, employees rarely interact with the HR team for the things that really matter. &#xa0;What if new technology could refocus the responsibility from the HR team to the employee itself? HR departments typically cover hundreds of people and as an employee it can sometimes be a generic experience, so what if the employee was in the driver's seat and could&#xa0;proactively drive his or her career?</p><p>This now can be achieved with digital tools, which in turn will drive a more personalized experience, driven by analytics and data. This, says Skura, is the democratization of knowledge.</p><p>Cloud technology is allowing the individual to pursue their career goals. &#xa0;"The intranet can now be tailored to your own specific needs," he says. "This is being done in many ways through Oracle HCM solutions. Just imagine relevant video tutorials being sent you, chatbots for your own personal requirements, tailored recommendations for what courses to take - the personalization through data is revolutionizing personal development."</p><h2>&#xa0;<strong>2. VR is a game changer for staying skilled&#xa0;</strong></h2><p>Virtual reality will present infinite possibilities for training the workforce 2.o.</p><p>A book of training courses and group sessions are already a thing of the past. VR training sessions will mean an altogether more personalized and relevant experience for the employee.&#xa0;</p><p>Learning is hard and requires effort, but now thanks to digital tools, it can be a playful - with HR no longer acting as a gatekeeper.&#xa0;For example, learning a language will become a more immersive and emotional experience.&#xa0;</p><p>"You can order a Caipirinha in the bar in Brazil and practice your Portuguese. Just think about the possibilities in learning a new language with a VR headset, it will be a game changer", Skura says.</p><p>Integrated platforms will mean that organizations will be agile and empower employees, and from an Oracle perspective, displaying and accessing information in an intuitive way, &#xa0;he adds.</p><p>Skura predicts that the next step after individual video and VR - is Artificial Intelligent (AI) - with talking&#xa0;robots and 3D hologram teaching Spanish.</p><p>The rise of AI and greater automation in the workplace will also continue to be a&#xa0;topic of heated debate as businesses start to practically explore how these advances can make them work smarter.</p><h2>&#xa0;3.&#xa0;<strong>Take full advantage of data&#xa0;to make better decisions</strong></h2><p>Analytics is no longer exclusive to management, you'll be able to see the good ideas and be better prepared with data.&#xa0;A new generation of powerful analytics capabilities allows businesses and HR leaders to feed more informed decision-making about employees, largely because they perceive factors like engagement and wellness to be matters of instinct rather than hard numbers.</p><p>"For HR leaders, this is a time to remember that fortune favors the brave," Skura says. 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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"></div></div></div></p><h2>Who is Eric Swalwell?</h2><p><strong>Current job: </strong>US representative from California's 15th congressional district. </p><p><strong>Age: </strong>38</p><p><strong>Family: </strong>Swalwell and his wife Brittany Watts <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/fashion/weddings/brittany-watts-eric-swalwell.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have been married since 2016</a>. They have an almost 2-year-old son named Nelson, a six-month-old daughter Kathryn, nicknamed "Cricket," and a dog named Penny. </p><p><strong>Hometown: </strong>Sac City, Iowa </p><p><strong>Political party: </strong>Democratic</p><p><strong>Previous jobs: </strong>Member of the Dublin, California City Council, member of the Dublin Arts &amp; Heritage and Planning Commissions, assistant district attorney.</p><h2>Who is Eric Swalwell's direct competition for the nomination?</h2><p><span>Based on a recurring series of national surveys we conduct, we can figure out who the other candidates competing in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-swalwell-is-running-for-president-2020-democrat-2019-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eric Swalwell</a></span><span>'s lane are, and who the broader opponents are within the party.</span></p><p>Swalwell is a more recent addition to our surveys and at this time has an insufficient sample size for which to draw conclusions.</p><p>INSIDER has been conducting a recurring poll through SurveyMonkey Audience on a national sample to find out how different candidate's constituencies overlap. We ask people whether they are familiar with a candidate, whether they would be satisfied or unsatisfied with that candidate as the nominee, and sometimes we also ask whether they think that person would win or lose in a general election against President Donald Trump.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2020-election-methodology">Read more about how we're polling this here.</a></p><h2>What are Eric Swalwell's policy positions?</h2><ul><li>On <strong>healthcare:</strong><ul><li>Swalwell <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/medicare-all-obvious-solution-health-care-system-still-drives-people-ncna977851" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supports a "Medicare for All" system</a> that wouldn't eliminate private insurance altogether but would offer a public option that would guarantee government healthcare coverage to those who want it. </li><li><span>"Americans need a healthcare guarantee: If you're sick, you'll be seen by a doctor, and if you're seen, you'll never go broke because of it," <a href="https://ericswalwell.com/my-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swalwell writes on his campaign website. </a></span></li><li><span>Swalwell's platform also includes m</span><span>ore federal funding to research cures for diseases like ALS and cancer.</span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>immigration: </strong></span><ul><li><span>On his House website, <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swalwell writes that America's immigration system</a> is "fundamentally broken and needs comprehensive reform to be brought into the 21st century."</span></li><li><span>Swalwell <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3440" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has co-sponsored the DREAM Act of 2017</a>, which would formalize legal protections for undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children who qualify for DACA.</span></li><li><span>He's also sponsored legislation that would block federal funds from going towards enforcing the Trump administration's ban on immigrants from majority-Muslim nations, or towards building a wall on the Southern border.</span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>climate change:</strong></span><ul><li><span>Swalwell has been vocal about the need to address climate change, transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, and protect public lands, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanEricSwalwell/photos/a.450987164956393/2180090892046003/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling climate change</a> "an urgent crisis threatening our environment, our public health and safety, and future economic well-being."</span></li><li><span>In Congress, <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/energy-and-environment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swalwell has cosponsored legislation</a> to further regulate hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," fund clean energy research and development, ban offshore drilling in California, and protect parts of the Alaskan wilderness from drilling. </span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>campaign finance/election reform:</strong></span><ul><li><span>Swalwell has co-sponsored HR 1, House Democrats' sweeping government reform and anti-corruption package.</span></li><li><span>He's <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/campaign-finance-reform-elections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also co-sponsored multiple items of legislation</a> to increase transparency in campaign finance, expand public funding of elections, bolster the Voting Rights Act, and require states to use independent commissions to draw congressional districts.</span><span></span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>abortion: </strong></span><ul><li><span>Swalwell is a strong proponent of reproductive health access and a member of the House pro-choice caucus. </span></li><li><span>He's <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also co-sponsored legislation</a> to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal healthcare programs like Medicaid and Title X to directly fund abortion procedures, and laws to increase access to affordable contraceptive coverage for military service members.  </span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>LGBTQ rights:</strong></span><ul><li><span>During his entire congressional career, Swalwell <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/equality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has been a strong voice for equal rights. </a></span></li><li><span>He's co-sponsored the Equality Act, which would extend federal civil rights protections to members of the LGBTQ community, as well as legislation to ensure equal rights for LGBT service members and veterans. </span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>education: </strong></span><ul><li><span>The first in his family to attend college, increasing access to high-quality education for students of all ages is <a href="https://ericswalwell.com/my-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of the key tenants of Swalwell's campaign platform.</a></span></li><li><span>Swalwell has been open about the impact of his own <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/education-and-student-loans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">student loan debt</a> on his life. He <a href="https://ericswalwell.com/my-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wants to enact interest-free federal student loans</a>, programs that would allow employers to help pay off their employees' loans, and introducing loan-free public college for students who do work-study and/or go into public service. </span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>guns:</strong></span><ul><li><span>Swalwell is running as the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-swalwell-2020-campaign-gun-violence-2020-2019-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2020's field's gun control candidate</a>, with his campaign mainly centered around reducing gun violence in America. </span></li><li><span>Swalwell supports universal background checks, banning sales of assault weapons, and institute a federal buyback program to <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Eric-Swalwell-assault-weapons-buyback-nukes-2020-13751859.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">actively remove such weapons from their current owners.</a></span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>criminal justice reform:</strong></span><ul><li><span>Swalwell, a former prosecutor, has supported legislation in Congress that would prevent the Department of Justice from interfering in commercial marijuana businesses <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/former-prosecutor-rep-swalwell-announces-support-rational-federal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in states that have legalized the drug</a>.</span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>trade:</strong></span><ul><li>In 2015, Rep. Swalwell <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/my-no-vote-fast-track" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted against giving the president fast-track trade authority,</a> which shifted the power to make international trade deal and conduct overseas commerce away from Congress to the executive. </li></ul></li><li>On <strong>foreign policy: </strong><ul><li>Swalwell sits on the House Intelligence Committee, which is involved in national security investigations and oversight.</li><li>As the ranking member and now the chair of the Committee's subcommittee on the CIA, and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Swalwell has been heavily involved in those committees' probes into Russian interference in the 2016 election. </li><li>His <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/foreign-affairs-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House website emphasizes</a> his support for the US helping bolster human rights around the world, fighting terrorism, and a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. </li></ul></li><li>On <strong>taxes:</strong><ul><li>Swalwell <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/eric-swalwell-where-he-stands-on-key-issues-for-2020-presidential-race.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently told CNBC</a> he supports tax incentives to encourage investment in low-income communities. </li><li><span>"I'm okay with reducing corporate taxes if you see profit sharing and equity sharing,"<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-presidential-possible-eric-swalwell-142032509.html"> Swalwell told Yahoo Finance's Rick Newman in a February interview. </a></span><span>"Especially for small businesses, reducing the corporate tax if it's tied to employees sharing in the benefit," he added.</span></li></ul></li><li><span>On <strong>jobs and the economy: </strong></span><ul><li>Swalwell has <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/jobs-and-the-economy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co-sponsored legislation</a> allowing new small businesses in economically underdeveloped areas to put off paying payroll taxes for their first year of operation. </li><li>He's also cosponsored legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. </li><li>Swalwell <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/eric-swalwell-where-he-stands-on-key-issues-for-2020-presidential-race.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently told CNBC</a> he also supports bolstering federal workforce training and development, expanding job opportunities in technology, and increasing economic mobility for low and middle-class Americans. </li></ul></li><li>On <strong>technology: </strong><ul><li>Swalwell's district, located in San Francisco's East Bay, is right next door to Silicon Valley. Swalwell also serves on the House <span>Science, Space, and Technology Committee</span></li><li><span>Swalwell has <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/science-and-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co-sponsored legislation</a> to expand STEM education and workforce training. </span></li><li><span>He's also introduced legislation to <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/swalwell-introduces-bipartisan-advancing-access-precision-medicine-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advance technological innovation</a> and new testing in the medical field. </span></li></ul></li></ul><h2>What are Eric Swalwell's political successes?</h2><ul><li>Swalwell was first elected to Congress at the age of 31 after winning an upset primary contest against a 40-year Democratic incumbent who had been redistricted into his area. </li><li>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put him in charge of the Future Forum, <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/issues/future-forum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a bipartisan group of young and millennial lawmakers</a> seeking solutions to common problems.</li><li>Swalwell has made himself a national voice on the issue of gun control, and has traveled the country and conducted town halls with student activists from the March for our Lives. </li></ul><h2>How much money has Eric Swalwell raised?</h2><p>Since Swalwell only entered the race on April 8, he hasn't disclosed any fundraising numbers yet. His campaign will be required to file their first official quarterly fundraising report with the Federal Election Commission on July 15. </p><h2><strong>Could Eric Swalwell beat President Trump?</strong></h2><p>Swalwell is a more recent addition to our surveys and at this time has an insufficient sample size to draw conclusions with.</p><h2>Read more of our stories on Eric Swalwell:</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-swalwell-2020-campaign-gun-violence-2020-2019-4">Long-shot Democratic presidential candidate Eric Swalwell's campaign will test whether gun violence can mobilize voters in 2020</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-swalwell-is-running-for-president-2020-democrat-2019-1">California Congressman Eric Swalwell is running for president in 2020 on the issue of reducing gun violence.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-memo-pundits-off-air-mueller-coverage-revenge-2019-3">The Trump campaign is trying to force hostile pundits off the air in revenge for their Mueller report commentary.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/california-new-presidential-primary-date-factor-2020-election-2019-2" data-analytics-position="1">California moved up its presidential primary and it could be the biggest factor in 2020 and beyond</a>.</li></ul>

Eric Swalwell is running for president in 2020. Here's everything we know about the candidate and how he stacks up against the competition.

<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:370px"><div class="image"></div><p class="source"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom1231/254460772/">flickr.com/photos/tom1231/</a></p></div>A house aide on the GOP side (rank and file) explains three things that could happen now that the GOP has <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/analyst-this-seems-like-unilateral-disarmament-by-the-gop-2013-1">offered a 3-month hike on the debt ceiling</a>.</p>
<p>Some of the scenarios are not pretty:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">1. Dems decide to make their stand here and refuse to pass anything that is short term or tied to the requirement for the Senate to pass a budget.  If this happens, things get ugly fast.  You get the same war all over again and Republicans will likely feel more righteous about their resistance given the Dems unwillingness to take on what (the GOP sees as) very moderate reforms.  <br /> <br />2. Dems agree to pass a budget and the three month extension kick the <keyword id="648838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="debt-ceiling">debt ceiling</keyword> to around June. That means the hard line anti-spending guys can make their stand on both the CR in March and all the FY14 appropriations bills between now and June. That should function as a great pressure release valve for leadership to force through what will likely be a less-than-palatable long-term debt ceiling extension. <br /> <br />3. We get a short term, but without the budget reform or the Senate never actually passes a budget.  CR becomes extra contentious, approps bills turn into the same type of go around as HR 1 and then the debt ceiling arrives with a unified, very angry right wing of the party. Back to  things getting ugly, only worse.</p>
<p>He concludes:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">At the end of the day, I can never conceive of an actual default.  But an eleventh hour deal (who knows, maybe up to and including a deal at 9:29 on the morning the debt payment is due) is not hard to imagine under options 1 and 3 above. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/analyst-this-seems-like-unilateral-disarmament-by-the-gop-2013-1"><strong>For more on the GOP's offer, and analysts' reaction, see here &gt;</strong></a></p>

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