Elijah Manley

Ro Khanna endorses Elijah Manley in the CD 20 Democratic primary. Manley is one of four Democrats opposing Debbie Wasserman Schultz in the reconfigured district. Khanna highlights Manley's progressive stance and refusal of corporate money.

Candidates for Congressional District 20 debated voting rights, property insurance affordability, and representation at a forum hosted by the Urban League of Broward. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick emphasized protecting Black representation, while Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz highlighted her advocacy for consumers and minorities. The forum also addressed climate change, health care, and an ethics investigation into Cherfilus-McCormick, with Luther Campbell absent due to unconfirmed event details.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces backlash from Black leaders for running in a majority-minority district, leading House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to decline endorsing her re-election bid. Jeffries highlighted concerns over the Supreme Court's impact on Black political representation, as Wasserman Schultz competes against four Black opponents in the primary.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces backlash from Black leaders for running in a majority-minority district, prompting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to decline endorsing her re-election bid. Jeffries highlighted concerns over the Supreme Court's decision limiting race-based districting and emphasized sensitivities around Black political representation.

The Congressional Black Caucus faces an existential crisis as the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling threatens to reduce its membership by up to one-third through southern-state redistricting. Black Democrats are divided over endorsing non-Black candidates, exemplified by tensions in South Florida where a white Democrat, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, seeks a historically Black district seat.