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Tim Canova: A Progressive Alternative to the Debbie Wasserman Shultz "Machine" Candidate

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Wasserman is often touted as a friend of Israel, and while that is probably true, Canova is half-Jewish (and half-Catholic) and has spent a lot of time in Israel, including on a Kibbutz, which he has "returned to many times" and in Israel he also "participat(ed) in workshops on citizenship, war, and counter-terrorism at Tel Aviv University."

A vigorous athlete, Canova:

became known (in South Beach, Florida) as "The Hurdler" for hurdling every garbage can -- 572 in all -- on the 8 mile Raven Run, and earned Run of the Year award two years in a row.

This sounds like the kind of stamina Florida's 23rd, as well as the country, will need to solve the major problems confronting us.

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