Progressive House candidate Elijah Manley on Monday accused Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) of trying to dilute black representation by running in a newly drawn South Florida district where she faces four black candidates in Tuesday’s primary.

Manley, 27, criticized the former Democratic National Committee chairwoman on Monday during an interview on CNN, calling her decision to seek reelection in Florida’s redrawn 20th Congressional District “cynical.”

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