Tim Canova's campaign is receiving more support from the Bernie Sanders orbit. | Getty Sanders media consultants to work for Wasserman Schultz challenger The firm, Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, will help Tim Canova's underdog campaign ahead of an August primary.

PHILADELPHIA — The consulting firm that made Bernie Sanders' ads in the 2016 presidential race is going to work for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's primary challenger.

Tad Devine, Mark Longabaugh, and Julian Mulvey, who helped lead Sanders' campaign and drove his highly acclaimed media presence, will help Democrat Tim Canova's campaign in the closing days of his race against Wasserman Schultz in South Florida, where congressional primaries will be held Aug. 30.


It's the latest move from Sanders supporters to go after Wasserman Schultz, after their outrage stemming from leaked emails drove her to resign as chairman of the Democratic National Committee this week.

The move is a concrete step forward in Sanders’ attempt to spread his “political revolution” after the end of his presidential campaign and another boost to Canova, a previously little-known law professor who has raised millions of dollars for his run against Wasserman Schultz. It's also the first tangible sign of heavier involvement from his political circles in down-ballot races between now and November. Sanders had previously endorsed Canova and raised money online for him and a selection of other congressional candidates.

While Wasserman Schultz is still the favorite in her race, people aligned with Sanders have seized on Canova’s candidacy as a proxy for their disapproval of Wasserman Schultz’s stewardship of the DNC, pouring money into his effort. The addition of DML signals an increasing professionalization of the anti-Wasserman Schultz effort.

The consultants' firm, Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, was behind spots like the famous “America” ad that helped define Sanders’ campaign as he rose to prominence against Hillary Clinton, and it has worked for a wide range of down-ballot campaigns this cycle. Canova's campaign was already working with Revolution Messaging, Sanders' digital firm, as well.