Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders Endorses Florida Senate Nominee Angie Nixon Amid Polling
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Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon, according to a press release from her campaign.
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Washington ExaminerSen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) endorsed socialist state Rep. Angie Nixon in her bid to be Florida‘s next U.S. senator on Thursday.
The HillSanders endorses Nixon in Florida Senate race Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is backing state Rep. Angie Nixon, who notched an upset victory in Florida’s Democratic primary this week, in her campaign for Senate. “Angie Nixon is proof that organized people can take on organized money — and win. Outspent more than 16 to 1, she won in a landslide. Working people…
BreitbartThe Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) Florida Senate candidate, Angie Nixon, believes that she cannot work with Republicans across the aisle, because “they are literally trying to kill us.”
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Sanders’s endorsement comes after Nixon’s shocking upset win against retired Army Lt. Col. and polling favorite Alex Vindman, who far outpaced Nixon in funding but fell by a double-digit margin. Nixon has campaigned on raising taxes on the wealthy to pay for her plans for “Medicare for all,” free childcare, and a nationwide rent freeze, a platform Sanders calls “real change.”
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USA TodayNixon celebrated the endorsement from Sanders, saying he "has been a champion for working people his entire career, and I’m proud to have stood alongside him in 2016 and to carry that fight forward today." She added that his endorsement points to her larger goals: "This campaign is about more than one election, it’s about building the America of our dreams.”
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Nixon will take on Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL), who was tapped by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to fill Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s unexpired term in the Senate, in the November general election. Moody is widely seen as the heavy favorite in the red state.
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USA TodayIn November, Nixon will take on incumbent Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, who was initially appointed to the vacant Senate seat by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after Marco Rubio left it to join the Trump administration as secretary of state. Moody won the Republican primary on Aug. 18.
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01 Washington Examiner “Angie Nixon is proof that organized people can take on organized money — and win. Outspent more than 16 to 1, she won in a landslide. Working people all over this country are sick and tired of status quo politics and status quo policies. They want change, real change,” Sanders said in a statement.
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02 USA Today The Florida Democratic nominee for Senate worked for Sanders' 2016 campaign, and now he's endorsing the rising democratic socialist.
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03 PBS NewsHour What the Florida and Alaska primary results mean for November An upset win by a progressive candidate leads a host of headlines from Tuesday's primaries. In the Senate primary, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon trounced more moderate Democrat Alex Vindman, even though he spent far more money. In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola was the top vote-getter in the non-partisan Senate primary. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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04 Breitbart “And folks often say, like, ‘Oh, are you going to be able to work across the aisle with the Republicans?’ They are not trying to work across the aisle. They are literally trying to kill us, and they are doing it on camera,” Nixon said during an interview clip shared by RNC Research.
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05 National Review Democrats Choose Socialism in the Sunshine State Angie Nixon is an odd choice to run for Senate in a deeply conservative state.
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06 Politico #Resistance Democrats are flopping in primaries Alexander Vindman’s Senate primary loss Tuesday is the latest stumble from a top Trump critic.
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