Wasserman Schultz finally agrees to debate Sanders-backed challenger

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Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Thursday that she will debate her primary opponent, Tim Canova, who is backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, with less than a month to go until the primary.

“I have always said that when we got to August that I would focus on the question of whether or not I was going to debate my opponent,” Wasserman Schultz said in an interview with the Sun Sentinel, adding “I am going to debate my opponent.”

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