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Jose Garcia

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Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:48 PM Jun 2017

Bernie Sanders isnt backing Tim Canova in his second bid against Wasserman Schultz [View all]

Source: McClatchy DC

WASHINGTON
In the summer of 2016, Tim Canova was the South Florida proxy for the dying embers of Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid.

After Sanders endorsed — on national television — Canova’s bid to oust Debbie Wasserman Schultz from her congressional seat, the Nova Southeastern University law professor raked in millions from disaffected liberal Democrats around the country upset with her leadership of the Democratic National Committee and her perceived favoritism toward Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primary.

“Clearly I favor her opponent, his views are much closer to mine than to Wasserman Schultz’s,” Sanders said in May 2016.

Last week, Canova announced he will challenge Wasserman Schultz again in 2018 despite a 14-point loss in the Democratic primary to the longtime congresswoman from Weston.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article157374229.html



This Canova is becoming toxic. We don't need any elected Democrats from the Alex Jones wing of the party.
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Why wouldn't it be better to get a new Dem to run against her in 2018? I'm not saying napi21 Jun 2017 #1
Or maybe leave it to the Democratic voters in her district GulfCoast66 Jun 2017 #9
Some people want to make the Democratic party an all-male party. athena Jun 2017 #18
I'm not aware of anyone who wants to make the Democratic Party all-male. David__77 Jun 2017 #22
Because her constutuents love her obamanut2012 Jun 2017 #14
DWS because she is a strong incumbent, not becasue Canova was a weak opponent Jose Garcia Jun 2017 #27
From the O.P. ... left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #2
He has been pushing the Seth Rich conspiracy theory: Jose Garcia Jun 2017 #4
Wow, just wow! hrmjustin Jun 2017 #5
He also thinks DWS fried his surge protector Bradical79 Jun 2017 #20
He is a wingnut and goes on wingnut radio down here obamanut2012 Jun 2017 #15
Actually, the Democrats might benefit from a few kooks. David__77 Jun 2017 #23
I doubt DWS is going to lose her district anyway. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #3
K & R, good for her Thinkingabout Jun 2017 #6
Canova is a stealth right-wing conspiracy theorist? delisen Jun 2017 #7
He is a stealth wingnut, period, like Gabbard obamanut2012 Jun 2017 #16
good for him. he actually didn't campaign for him last year either JI7 Jun 2017 #8
Then why did he endorse him? GulfCoast66 Jun 2017 #10
Politics--Canova supported him. geek tragedy Jun 2017 #11
Team Bernie are only pleased with 2 types of people GulfCoast66 Jun 2017 #30
DWS was awful, and was unfair to the Sanders campaign nt geek tragedy Jun 2017 #31
Cry me a river GulfCoast66 Jun 2017 #33
Revenge Jose Garcia Jun 2017 #17
From the link JustAnotherGen Jun 2017 #12
Good -- he is a terrible candidate obamanut2012 Jun 2017 #13
THAT ... is a correct analysis. NurseJackie Jun 2017 #19
Good, Canova was a nutter. joshcryer Jun 2017 #21
It seems to me like I'd support someone other than either Schultz or Canova. David__77 Jun 2017 #24
"Canova is becoming toxic...from the Alex Jones wing of the party"? Grins Jun 2017 #25
He has been pushing the Seth Rich conspiracy theory: Jose Garcia Jun 2017 #26
Canova is a douchebag snooper2 Jun 2017 #28
The Seth Rich conspiracy and DWS frying his computer? Bradical79 Jun 2017 #29
this is often the problem with outsiders. They don't have the same political life vetting. That may JCanete Jun 2017 #32
I LOL'd when Bernie acted like he'd never heard the name before... Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #34
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