Progressives back substitute teacher over Wasserman Schultz in Florida
by David Smith in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#77PCY)
Group backs Elijah Manley in primary election in bid to unseat veteran Democrat in newly drawn district
A progressive group has endorsed a 27-year-old substitute teacher who overcame childhood homelessness in his bid to unseat the veteran Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida.
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) said it is backing Elijah Manley in next week's primary election in Florida's newly drawn 20th congressional district, casting the race as a contest between a young economic populist and a stalwart of the Democratic party establishment.
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