Chorus Opposing Debbie Wasserman Schultz's CD 20 Candidacy Grows Louder
Ten Florida Democratic National Committee members condemned the move, saying it treats a district created to remedy racial exclusion as a safer seat.
- On Friday, May 22, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she will seek re-election in Congressional District 20, sparking formal condemnation from Florida Democratic National Committee members and Black leaders.
- A mid-decade redistricting plan signed in early May reshaped CD 20 from a majority-Black seat into a plurality-Black district where 45% of voting-age residents are Black, eliminating Wasserman Schultz's original suburban base.
- The Florida Legislative Black Caucus called the decision "disheartening," while two-thirds of Florida Democratic National Committee members stated the party cannot "credibly denounce the dismantling of Black political power" while treating the district as a political opportunity.
- Fellow Democratic candidate Elijah Manley accused Wasserman Schultz of "abandoning her own district," while the National Republican Congressional Committee claimed she is "running scared" from a seat where she faced potential defeat.
- With the Democratic Primary set for August 18, polling data shows 93% of Black voters believe it is "extremely" or "very" important that CD 20 be represented by a Black member of Congress.
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White Dem Florida U.S. Rep, Failed Nat'l. Party Chair, Under Fire For Trying To Steal ‘Black Seat’
Almost all of Florida’s elected Democratic National Committee members are condemning U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s decision to run for reelection in a district previously drawn to ensure black voters’ representation but targeted for redistricting by Gov. Ron DeSantis this year. “Our party cannot credibly denounce the dismantling of black political power by Republicans while [...] The post White Dem Florida U.S. Rep, Failed Nat’l. Party Ch…
Debbie Wasserman Schultz learns the cost of identity politics * WorldNetDaily * by Larry Elder
Source link Former Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., faces attacks by fellow Democrats for seeking to represent a heavily black congressional district in Florida. About this district, the Miami Herald wrote: “Under the previous map, the population of the majority-minority 20th District was 53% Black … and the newly drawn
Debbie Wasserman Schultz defends her run in a majority-minority district as some Democrats push back
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) tells Meet the Press NOW that Democrats “do not need to be focused on internal politics” amid fallout from the 2024 DNC autopsy. Wasserman Schultz, who previously served as DNC Chair, did not say whether or not she believes the current current Ken Martin should resign.
Florida Democrats Condemn Colleague Debbie Wasserman Schultz for a Being White Candidate
Florida’s Black and Democratic National Committee (DNC) politicians are condemning the decision of White fellow Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz to run for a U.S. House seat representing the state’s 20th Congressional district.
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