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Debbie Wasserman Schultz may be most famous internationally for her role as the DNC chair who was pushing for Clinton over Bernie Sanders. But, she has been a Florida congressional rep for more than 20 years in that area. Due to redistricting, the number of the district she represents has changed a few times, but always in that Boca-Raton-ish part of the Miami megacity. Originally her district was CD-20, but it has changed shape a few times since then.
Because of the gerrymandering and the Supreme Court's decisions on the voting rights act, it isn't a majority black district. It's plurality black, but with significant numbers of white, hispanic and asian voters. More than 20% of the households in that district are Spanish-speaking, and more than 11% are Haitian-speaking. And, while most Haitians are black-skinned, they're often not part of the same culture as African-Americans.
That is to say, it's not a district where you would automatically assume that a black democratic candidate would necessarily do well, and one where Debbie Wasserman Schultz has previously won, and could be considered the incumbent based on the redrawing of the districts.
As for the senator, that's a Florida-wide position, and it's often a role where having national name recognition helps. See Mark Kelly the astronaut, Elizabeth Warren, the former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, etc. Even if you don't have national name recognition, being a former state-wide rep helps. Current senator Rick Scott is the former governor of Florida. Current senator Ashley Moody is the former Florida attorney general. Marco Rubio was the speaker of the house in Florida becoming its senator. Someone whose experience is merely being a state congressional rep for 6 years is going to have an uphill battle.
TL;DR: as is often the case, Qasim Rashid, Esq. is out there stirring shit up.