The Torch Burned Out For Eric Swalwell!

One Democrat folds like a chair.

I guess the one-liner about passing the torch didn't motivate folks to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA).

The California Democrat has formally exited the race. He participated in one presidential debate.

Speaking from a union hall outside San Francisco on Monday, Swalwell thanked his staff, his supporters, his family and those who supported his candidacy. He will shift his focus on running for reelection in his House race.

"Being honest with ourselves, we had to look at how much money we were raising, [and] where we were in the polls."

He along with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and Pete Buttigieg are the youngest candidates running for U.S. president.

Swalwell declined to endorse a candidate but said that he will support whomever becomes the nominee.

During his run he wanted to make gun violence a prominent issue. He was the only candidate that supported gun buyback programs.

During the debate, he commented that he was six when former vice president Joe Biden (then a Delaware senator) spoke of passing the torch to a younger generation. That generated an applause line and also scorn from his rivals, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Biden himself.

California U.S. Senator Kamala Harris had a better night. She managed to be placed either in second or third place in most national polls.