Socialist congressional candidate slams white Dem primary opponent for running in a majority-black area

“I think it’s cynical for the congresswoman to carpetbag into a district and try to take away black representation in a split field,” Elijah Manley said.

Progressive House candidate Elijah Manley on Monday accused Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) of trying to dilute black representation by running in a newly drawn South Florida district where she faces four black candidates in Tuesday’s primary. Manley, 27, criticized the former Democratic National Committee chairwo

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 Com