2026年8月18日 美国东部时间晚上7:27 / 福克斯新闻
这位拥有21年国会任期的资深议员击败了进步派挑战者伊利亚·曼利和前众议员希拉·谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克
作者：克里斯·潘多尔福 福克斯新闻
在周五出席“CNN新闻中心”节目时，佛罗里达州民主党众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨驳斥了《纽约时报》的一篇专栏文章，该文章称民主党“若不立即改弦易辙，将在2028年输掉选举”。
众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨在一场激烈的、带有种族色彩的初选后，击败了一名年轻的进步派挑战者和一位处境艰难的前议员。
作为拥有21年国会资历的议员，舒尔茨在竞选活动中强调了自己的资深地位，以及为选区民众提供服务、为所在地区争取联邦资金的能力。为赢得初选胜利，舒尔茨击败了今年4月因欺诈指控辞职的前众议员希拉·谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克，以及与民主党进步派结盟的27岁活动家、教师伊利亚·曼利。
佛罗里达州中期重划选区导致舒尔茨选择在佛罗里达州第20国会选区参选，该选区比她的原选区更倾向民主党。作为白人女性，舒尔茨今年5月宣布参选该选区后遭到了大量批评。批评的核心在于该选区黑人选民占多数，且长期以来由非裔国会议员代表。
杰弗里斯拒绝支持沃瑟曼·舒尔茨，黑人领袖因换选区投票反弹
2023年1月27日，华盛顿特区，佛罗里达州民主党众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨在国会大厦举行的全国范围内支持大屠杀教育新法案新闻发布会上发言（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克和曼利都曾表示，舒尔茨代表佛罗里达州第20国会选区是对非裔社区的冒犯。在此次争议期间，众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯拒绝支持舒尔茨。
“当共和党人正竭尽全力压制黑人声音时，我不指望我们党内的一位白人民主党人也这么做，”曼利在一场候选人辩论中谈及舒尔茨时说道，“我们不会回到国会里没有非裔议员的时代。”
特拉伊布因试图推翻佛罗里达州两名犹太裔众议院民主党议员而遭抨击：“绝非巧合”
2025年1月27日，佛罗里达州劳德代尔堡，佛罗里达州民主党众议员希拉·谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克在布劳沃德县委员会会议厅举行的宣誓就职仪式上发言（乔·卡瓦雷塔/《南佛罗里达太阳哨兵报》/论坛新闻服务社/盖蒂图片社）
谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克指责舒尔茨“选区论坛购物”，并表示选举她将等同于抹除黑人历史与权力。
在辩论中，舒尔茨为自己的参选资格辩护，强调自己在国会的长期任职经历，以及在原选区代表黑人和加勒比裔社区的经验。
谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克的参选本身也深陷争议。
联邦检察官称，谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克及其同案被告从美国联邦应急管理局资助的新冠疫苗合同中窃取了500万美元超额付款，通过多个账户洗钱，并将部分资金用于通过非法捐款资助她2021年的国会竞选。她在驱逐投票安排前于今年4月辞去了国会职务，并对联邦指控表示不认罪。
前伯尼·桑德斯团队成员指责参议员推出“一代人以来最反犹”的候选人
指责舒尔茨进行“地毯式竞选”以及针对谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克的联邦欺诈指控，并非佛罗里达州第20国会选区民主党初选中的唯一争议。
众议员拉希达·特拉伊布于8月14日出现在劳德代尔堡的“粉碎寡头政治”集会上，支持将舒尔茨赶出国会的行动。佛罗里达州共和党众议员兰迪·法恩声称，罢免舒尔茨的行动源于她是犹太人这一事实。
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舒尔茨将自己描述为以色列的“坚定支持者”，并投票反对切断军事援助的法案。她的立场与寻求减少美国对以色列支持的进步派人士产生了分歧。
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佛罗里达州第20国会选区民主党初选的其他候选人包括前布劳沃德县市长戴尔·霍尔尼斯，以及长期社区活动家路德·“卢克大叔”·坎贝尔。
克里斯·潘多尔福是美国记者，也是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治编辑，其报道聚焦全国政治、法律事务和突发新闻。
Veteran Dem defeats scandal-plagued former lawmaker, progressive challenger in Trump’s backyard
August 18, 2026 7:27pm EDT / Fox News
The 21-year House veteran fended off progressive challenger Elijah Manley and former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
By Chris Pandolfo Fox News
During a Friday appearance on “CNN News Central,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., rebuked an op-ed from The New York Times which argued that Democrats “will lose in 2028 unless they change course now.”
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has bested a young progressive challenger and an embattled former lawmaker after a hard-fought primary characterized by its racial overtones.
Schultz, a 21-year veteran of the House, stressed her seniority on the campaign trail alongside her ability to deliver services to constituents and secure federal funding for her district. To secure her primary victory, Schultz bested former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who resigned in April following fraud allegations, and 27-year-old activist and teacher Elijah Manley, who is aligned with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Mid-decade redistricting in Florida caused Schultz to choose to run in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, which has a stronger Democratic lean than her home constituency. Schultz, a White woman, drew considerable backlash for deciding to run in the district in May. Criticism centered around the district being majority Black and having long been represented by a Black member of Congress.
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., speaks during a press conference on new legislation to support Holocaust education nationwide at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, D.C.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Both Cherfilus-McCormick and Manley argued that Schultz representing Florida’s 20th Congressional District would be an affront to the African American community. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to back Schultz during the dispute.
“While the Republicans are trying their hardest to silence Black voices, I don’t expect somebody in our own party, a white Democrat, to do the same,” Manley said of Schultz at a candidate debate. ” We are not going back to a time where there were no Black people in Congress.”
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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., speaks after being sworn in during a ceremony in the Broward County Commission chambers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan. 27, 2025.(Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Cherfilus-McCormick accused Schultz of “district forum shopping” and said electing her would amount to the erasure of Black history and power.
During the debate, Schultz defended her candidacy by emphasizing her extensive tenure in Congress and her experience representing Black and Caribbean communities in her former district.
Cherfilus-McCormick’s candidacy was itself mired in controversy.
Federal prosecutors say Cherfilus-McCormick and her co-defendants stole a $5 million overpayment from a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination contract, laundered the money through multiple accounts and used part of it to finance her 2021 congressional campaign through illegal contributions. She resigned from Congress in April before an expulsion vote could be scheduled and has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges.
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Accusations that Schultz was carpetbagging and the federal fraud charges against Cherfilus-McCormick weren’t the only controversies in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 20th Congressional District.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib appeared at a Fort Lauderdale “Chomp the Oligarchy” rally on Aug. 14 to support the effort to oust Schultz from Congress. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fl., has claimed that the effort to oust Schultz stems from the fact that she is Jewish.
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Schultz has described herself as a “staunch supporter” of Israel and has voted against measures to cut off military aid. Her position has put her at odds with progressives seeking to reduce U.S. support for Israel.
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Other candidates in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 20th Congressional District included former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness and longtime community activist Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell.
Chris Pandolfo is an American journalist and politics editor at Fox News Digital whose work focuses on national politics, legal affairs and breaking news.
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