Thanks to Florida's redistricting, this Democrat primary is the most hilarious race of 2026 and I think you know why

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If you guys thought the 2026 midterms would be dull and rote, I would advise you all to go ahead and start popping the popcorn right now.

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Via NBC News:

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz faces significant pushback from Black Democrats after she decided to run in a newly redrawn district in South Florida that has a plurality of Black voters and a crowded primary field.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is having to go up against a field of black candidates in a heavily black congressional district?

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Many of you may remember Wasserman Schultz as a mainstay of the Obama years, a regular talking head on MSNBC who carried the Democrat standard during those crazy years.

She largely retreated from the public eye after the 2016 DNC email leaks showed her favoring Clinton over Sanders in that year's election, though in the years since she has continued to be regularly elected in the Florida districts in which she's served.

That may all be coming to a close, however:

The Florida political landscape was scrambled after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation last month creating new congressional maps. Instead of running in the 22nd Congressional District, where she lives, Wasserman Schultz opted to run in the more Democratic-leaning 20th District, which has long been represented by a Black Democrat.

The move has angered Black leaders and candidates in the district, especially when Republicans have tried to wipe out districts long held by Black Democrats after a recent Supreme Court decision that limits the consideration of race in drawing congressional maps.

Wasserman Schultz's decision has so angered local black political advocates that four of her black competitors "have even discussed coalescing around one or two candidates to take on Wasserman Schultz rather than split the Black vote."

Liberal voters are not pleased either:

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Wasserman Schultz's competitors include "teacher and activist" Elijah Manley, rapper Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell, and former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness.

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Some of the comments from black voices, per NBC, are, to put it mildly, very on-point:

  • "I didn't think a white Democrat would be the one to take away a Black seat."

  • "If I were in her shoes, I can't say. ... Actually, I do know what I would do."

  • "It is disappointing that she was not sensitive to the call by many in the community."

Wasserman Schultz raised $2.5 million through March, according to NBC, placing her far ahead of her nearest competitor, Manley, who had just raised $780,000.

Black residents "make up 50% of the voting pool in the Democratic primary in the 20th Congressional District," according to the news network, meaning Wasserman Schultz's prospects are not stellar at even getting through the primary process.

Here's where it gets even funnier.

From 2005 to 2013, Wasserman Schultz was the representative for the 20th district.

The Democrats then redistricted the 20th in order to purposely make it majority black.

She was forced to switch districts in order to have a better chance at winning.

Now that SCOTUS ruled that redistricting for the purpose of making racial enclaves is illegal, Florida changed it back.

This means Debbie would have never been in this mess if Democrats hadn't played racist games in the first place.

Oh the irony! 😂

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