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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan a Sanders ‘Proxy’ Oust Debbie Wasserman Schultz? (Tim Canova FL-23)
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JUSTIN MILLER JANUARY 14, 2016
Liberal activist and Wall Streetreform advocate Tim Canova is staging a primary challenge against the DNC chair and Clinton ally.
http://prospect.org/article/can-sanders-%E2%80%98proxy%E2%80%99-oust-debbie-wasserman-schultz
(Photo: AP/CQ Roll Call/Tom Williams)
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz descends the House steps at the Capitol on October 21, 2015.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz has not had a great last couple of months. The Florida Congress member and embattled Democratic National Committee Chair has been repeatedly criticized for leading the committee both ineffectively and with a heavy hand, and for an alleged bias toward Hillary Clinton that has made the partys presidential debates few and far betweenone reason why the Republican candidates have dominated the political discussion. The progressive wing of the party base is volubly getting fed up with her.
Now, if the increased calls for her to step down from her post as party head werent enough, Wasserman Schultz is also facing the prospect of a tough primary challenge from the left. Liberal economist and longtime Wall Streetreform advocate Tim Canova announced last week that he will challenge Wasserman Schultz in the August 30 primary in Floridas 23rd Congressional District. Touting a platform that closely mirrors Bernie Sanderss, Canova hopes that the energy Sanders has roused nationally could work to his advantage in the South Florida district. Given Wasserman Schultzs prominence, the primary could turn into a referendum pitting the progressive wing of the Democratic Party against its establishment wing, in much the way the (successful) primary challenge by another economist, Dave Brat, against then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was a test of strength between the Republicans factions.
Over the years, says Canova, Wasserman Schultz has become less accountable to her district and more responsive to Wall Street. Shes become such a corporate Democrat; she takes so much corporate money, Canova says. The way she talks the talk isnt the way she walks the walk. That kind of unaccountable power needs to be challenged.
When Canova announced that he was jumping into the primary late last week, Reddit and Twitters Bernie backerswho are still bitter about Wasserman Schultzs retribution for the Sanders campaigns alleged breach of Clinton voter data, as well as her opposition to legal marijuanarallied online, fancying Canova as a Sanders proxy doing battle against a close Clinton ally.
FULL story at link.
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Can a Sanders ‘Proxy’ Oust Debbie Wasserman Schultz? (Tim Canova FL-23) (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jan 2016
OP
Faux pas
(14,690 posts)1. She needs to go sooner
rather than later!