President Trump is urging people to vote as if he were on the ballot Nov. 3, and for once, he’s absolutely right. He ought to be on the mind of every voter from coast to coast.
The nation desperately needs a Congress willing to resume its constitutional duties of leadership and oversight. That cannot happen as long as it’s ruled by his party, which means by Trump.
The endless shooting war with Iran and the trade war with our neighbor, Canada, are two of the consequences of the congressional default.
Trump says it’s a “hoax” to worry about the frightfulness of runaway artificial intelligence. Just trust me, he says. If you don’t, you can’t trust House Speaker Mike Johnson either. He’s all in with AI.
Trump and Republican allies in legislatures like Florida’s tried to rig the election with midterm gerrymanders, but the voters have the last word now.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, the senior Democrat in Florida’s House delegation, was targeted for defeat by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who forced the Legislature to gerrymander her current district. Partly as a result, she’s running in District 20, which has been vacant since disgraced former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned in April.
As a result, this overwhelmingly Democratic district currently has no representation. Wasserman Schultz won the primary with ease with 45.4% of the vote against four rivals.
We strongly endorse her for a 12th term in the Nov. 3 general election. As we said in our primary election endorsement, she is a proven fighter against Trump and his abuse of immigrants. She has a coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee, where she has drawn more than $100 million in benefits for Broward. She is a widely respected community leader whose experience is invaluable.
Republican nominee Brent Andersen, a Pompano Beach insurance broker, is one of the more realistic and least partisan Republicans running for Congress in Florida, but with Trump in the White House, America desperately needs the check-and-balance of a Democratic Congress.
A third candidate, Kender Maxime, an Oakland Park pastor running under the banner of the Independent Party, is unlikely to be a factor in this overwhelmingly Democratic district.
Asked to identify her three top issues, Wasserman Schultz cited “affordability, countering Trump’s corrupt, high-cost agenda and strengthening our democracy.
“By far, reducing the inflated cost crisis for families on basic living expenses, like housing, insurance, healthcare access, utilities, groceries, gas and medicine is my top priority,” the congresswoman said. “No issue affects families more in District 20.”
Wasserman Schultz has the experience, insight and talent to deal with those issues. The people of District 20 deserve her representation, and she deserves their votes.
Note: Our endorsements reflect the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s values and concerns for our community. The newsroom does not participate in editorial board decisions.
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