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Poll: Debbie Wasserman Schultz leads CD 20 contest, remains popular with Black, Caribbean voters

The campaign-backed poll found criticism over race largely failed to dent Wasserman Schultz’s support.

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/798629-poll-debbie-wasserman-schultz-leads-cd-20-contest-remains-popular-with-black-caribbean-voters/

New polling from U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s campaign shows that despite outcry over her candidacy in the plurality Black Florida’s 20th Congressional District, she’s the clear front-runner, and her race isn’t a nonstarter for most voters.

EMC Research, commissioned by Wasserman Schultz’s camp, surveyed 400 likely August 2026 Democratic Primary voters from the newly drawn CD 20 in English and Spanish by phone, email and text message.

The poll, which ran May 5-10, found Wasserman Schultz is well-known and popular, with 52% of likely voters picking her among a list of eight announced and potential August Primary candidates. No other candidates came close to that level of support, pollsters noted. Wasserman Schultz’s name recognition and favorability are also extremely high, with 93% of respondents saying they know of her and 80% saying they view her favorably.

African American voters and voters of Caribbean descent view her most favorably, with 84% and 85% of each group, respectively, rating her positively. Her lowest favorability (net +34), was with Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, multiracial voters and people identifying with another ethnic background.

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