Staff Reports
Tim Canova is giving it another try.
The Miami Herald reported that Canova has announced he plans to seek a rematch against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2018. Canova, according to the Miami Herald, made the announcement during a Broward Democratic progressive caucus meeting in Plantation on Thursday.
“Our fight to restore our Democracy from the corrupt special interests must go on” he said in a Facebook post Thursday. “Important issues like Medicare For All will be a reality if we keep fighting on and support those that represent the people! I look forward to having your support going forward.”
The news of a rematch isn’t entirely surprising. In December, Canova said he was “seriously considering” challenging Wasserman Schultz, the former head of the Democratic National Committee, again in 2018.
“I’m seriously considering it. An awful lot of folks are putting that bug in my ear and urging me to do so,” he said at the time.
Canova tapped into Bernie Sanders’ donor pool and raised about $3.8 million in his 2016 congressional bid. A Nova Southeastern University law professor, Canova was considered more liberal than Wasserman Schultz and took shots at her for taking money from corporate donors.
Wasserman Schultz, however, was able to tap into support big name Democrats, like then-President Barack Obama. She won the August 2016 primary by 14 percentage points, and easily defeated her Republican opponent.
Canova hasn’t dropped totally out of the limelight since his defeat.
After he lost to Wasserman Schultz, he created a political and community action group called “Progress For All,” which he said would help harness the power of the movement. In October, he announced the group would be working on a series of five different referendums to attempt to get on the November 2018 ballot, some of which other activists in the state have been working for years on.
