Debbies debt is mostly mortgage debt. That is pretty normal debt. 50K debt in credit cards is normal today unfortunately for most Americans who don’t make near her salary. As long as she makes the monthly payment, she and her husband will be fine.
How do banks loan more money on a place than it is worth?
If this is correct, she’s also doing some asset schemes via holdings in different names:
http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/07/debbie-wasserman-schultz-hides-property-by-using-deborah-schultz/