Florida Democrat Senate Nominee Angie Nixon Insists ‘I’m Not a Socialist’ After Joining DSA – Democratic Accent
Nixon says she joined the Democratic Socialists of America for organizing help and backs Medicare for All, while denying she is a socialist.
- Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon is distancing herself from the Democratic Socialists of America platform, rejecting the "socialist" label while opposing Republican Senator Ashley Moody in the general election.
- Nixon secured her nomination through a double-digit upset victory over Alex Vindman, leveraging an organizing base built over nearly two decades to succeed without initial establishment endorsements.
- Senator Ashley Moody criticized Nixon in Tampa on Thursday, labeling her a member of the "I hate America DSA Party," a characterization Nixon rejected on Friday.
- Nixon clarified her policy positions on Friday, stating she does not support abolishing prisons or celebrating the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, while maintaining focus on housing and healthcare.
- Selling socialism remains difficult in Florida, where over 60% of Cuban Americans live according to the Pew Research Center, as the state leans heavily Republican in federal elections.
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Florida Democrat Senate nominee Angie Nixon insists ‘I’m not a socialist’ after joining DSA – Democratic Accent
Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon distanced herself from several major planks in the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) national program Thursday on “Meet the Press NOW,” after host Kristen Welker pressed her to explain why she joined an organization that called for abolishing the office she is seeking. Nixon said she joined the DSA because it supported public housing, healthcare, helping homeless veterans and removing big mone…
Capehart Denounces Efforts To Tie DSA Senate Candidate To The DSA
Capehart Denounces Efforts To Tie DSA Senate Candidate To The DSA MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart joined PBS News Hour on Friday for his weekly news recap segment with The Atlantic staff writer David Brooks. During the part of the discussion about DSA candidate Angie Nixon winning the Democratic Senate nomination in Florida, Capehart insisted that you can’t actually claim Nixon is a DSA candidate and therefore tie her to the DSA’s recent praise of…
Florida Democrat Senate nominee Angie Nixon insists ‘I’m not a socialist’ after joining DSA
Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon distanced herself from Democratic Socialists of America positions on abolishing the Senate and defunding the military during a Thursday interview.
Angie Nixon shrugs off the Florida GOP attacks that are just beginning
Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon in St. Petersburg on Aug. 5, 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Although Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon’s ties with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) appear limited, the Republican Party of Florida appears determined to use that association to paint her as unelectable. Nixon is a member of the “I hate America DSA Party,” Sen. Ashley Moody told reporters …
Angie Nixon distances herself from ‘socialist’ label despite DSA membership
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