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Florida gerrymandering puts Debbie Wasserman Schultz in awkward position of running to represent 42% Black district
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Sporting red-white-and-blue sneakers and a matching bedazzled manicure ahead of Florida’s primaries on Tuesday, Rep.
Key facts
- Wasserman Schultz does it in her existing north Broward-Palm Beach district, which was drawn after the 2020 census to be 42% Hispanic, 18% Black and about 6% Asian American
- The district is 42% Black, 23% Hispanic and 4% Asian, the rest white
- Another Black candidate, 27-year-old progressive organizer and substitute teacher Elijah Manley, said Republicans’ redistricting ploy is not Wasserman Schultz’s fault
- She dismissed concerns over federal criminal charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds
Summary
That’s true, with a caveat. The fallout pushed Wasserman Schultz, a former national party chair with powerful ties in Washington, to cross district lines from her Fort Lauderdale exurb and be the only white candidate in an area of Broward County that has helped send Black Democrats to Congress since 1992. “For her to come in like this is another Broward seat, it’s a complete erasure of our history, our fight for Black access,” said former Rep. Another Black candidate, 27-year-old progressive organizer and substitute teacher Elijah Manley, said Republicans’ redistricting ploy is not Wasserman Schultz’s fault.