Debbie Wasserman Schultz Holds On To Her Seat In Florida, Defeats Sanders-Backed Challenger

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz staved off a challenge from Sanders-backed political outsider Tim Canova on Tuesday, holding on to her seat in Florida’s 23rd congressional district, according to major news outlets.

With nearly all the votes counted, Wasserman Schultz leads Canova by double digits, 57 to 43 percent.

Even though the Florida congresswoman handily defeated Canova, there was some thought that the race could be an upset, particularly since Bernie Sanders threw his support behind her opponent, at one point this year even sending out fundraising emails for him.

As a result, Canova managed to raise a formidable amount of money – over $3 million dollars – for his campaign, though it wasn’t enough to defeat the congresswoman in a district Clinton easily won in the state’s Democratic primary.

Wasserman Schultz spent much of the year embroiled in controversy surrounding her role as the now-former chair of the DNC. A large chunk of passionate Sanders supporters claimed she put her thumb on the scale to help Hillary Clinton become the nominee, even though Clinton captured a clear majority of Democratic primary votes over Sanders.

Still, after the release of private DNC emails prior to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Wasserman Schultz was forced to step down in hopes that it would have a unifying effect on the party going into the general election.

After putting away her primary challenger, Wasserman Schultz will go on to serve her seventh term in Congress.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

Recent Posts

Abortion Measure Loses In Florida After Getting 1 Million More Votes Than Ron DeSantis

Republicans showed what the undercutting of democracy looks like in Florida after a measure to…

4 days ago

Nevada Is Seeing Extremely High Youth Turnout

Young people are coming out to vote in Nevada to such a large degree that…

4 days ago

Democratic Majority Polling Places Being Threatened In Georgia

Gwinett County elections director Zach Manifold said that there have been threats to polling places…

4 days ago

Kamala Harris Draws Massive Crowd In Pittsburgh As Trump Curtains Off Seats

Trump had to curtain off seats at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh due to small…

5 days ago

Trump Bombs In Pennsylvania As Reading Rally Is Half Full

A sign that Pennsylvania might be lost for Trump as the 6,000-7,000 seat venue in…

5 days ago

Philly DA Warns Anyone Planning to Play Militia ‘F Around and Find Out’

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner has an election message for the MAGA plotting to play militia…

5 days ago