We reported earlier on the one Florida Democrat House primary that would be worth watching for the absolute comedic value alone. The race featured four black Democrats running for the newly redrawn majority minority 20th congressional district, which has always been represented by a black Democrat, with one white Democrat - longtime Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) - also throwing her hat into the ring.
Back in May, Wasserman Schultz announced she was going to switch districts to run in the 20th after Florida redrew the maps and made them more favorable to Republicans in the process. That left District 25 less of a "safe" blue district, hence the decision to run in the 20th.
This angered the black Democrats who were running in that district, including disgraced now-former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who declared her candidacy soon after resigning from Congress. As we also reported, a plan was floated by the black Democrat candidates to coalesce around one candidate ahead of the primary so votes wouldn't be split among them, in hopes of defeating Wasserman Schultz. But the infighting among them prevented that plan from taking place, and the result was...
Wasserman Schultz winning the primary:
Decision Desk HQ projects Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins the Florida US House 20 Democratic Primary#DecisionMade: 7:03 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/8PJyUhJVA7
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 18, 2026
The thing that will infuriate her opponents even more will be the fact that the proof is in the numbers: Had they been able to come together and rally around one candidate as had been originally suggested, it's very likely Wasserman Schultz wouldn't have won:
Well, she did it. Is this what white Democrat privilege looks like, @DWStweets? #FL20 pic.twitter.com/smR5maPbty
— Sister Toldjah 💙 (@sistertoldjah) August 19, 2026
I speculated earlier on a possible backlash that could come from this for Wasserman Schultz among black Democrat voters who might be upset with her move. Wouldn't it be something else for all of this to backfire on Democrats in the general election?
It would be one more of many things we could thank Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for, if it happened.
Republican businessman Brent Andersen will be Wasserman Schultz's opponent in the general election.
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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