Angie Nixon, Florida Democratic Senate nominee, says Republicans tell her they will vote for her
On MS NOW's Rachel Maddow Show, Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon said Republican voters are telling her they will back her against Ashley Moody. Right-leaning coverage includes Breitbart's clip of the interview and a Hot Air column attacking Nixon as a socialist.
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Right · 1Angie Nixon, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Florida, said on MS NOW's "Rachel Maddow Show" on Monday 12 October that Republicans are now telling her they will vote for her. BreitbartR “Monday on MS NOW’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Florida Democratic Senate Candidate Angie Nixon said Republicans are now saying that they are going to vote for her.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Nixon said she is trying to visit all 67 Florida counties before election day, and described a healthcare roundtable in deep-red Putnam County that she said was expected to draw 5 to 7 people but drew over 100. BreitbartR “I am going out to try to hit all 67 counties before the general election day happens.”“it turned out to be over 100 people that showed up in a deep red county to talk about healthcare” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Nixon said Republicans approach her because they know she is truthful and "has their back", and that she would put people over campaign donors, "unlike Ashley Moody". She accused Moody of voting to end healthcare for over 440,000 people in Florida. These are Nixon's own statements; the coverage does not name any of the Republicans or independently verify the claim. BreitbartR “people like Ashley Moody voted to end healthcare for over 440,000 people here in the state of Florida”“I will put the people over my campaign donors, unlike Ashley Moody.” Read at Breitbart ↗
Right · 1Nixon also called the race a matter of "accountability" and said Donald Trump is "shak[ing] down this country", calling it "the biggest grift that we have ever seen in modern history". BreitbartR “This is about accountability in this moment.”“This is the biggest grift that we have ever seen in modern history” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Nixon has served in the Florida House of Representatives since 2020. A Hot Air column describes Nixon as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families Party, and as the nominee after winning the August primary in an upset over Alex Vindman. Hot AirR “Angie Nixon has been in the Florida House of Representatives since 2020.”“won the primary in a shocking upset over Alex Vindman earlier this week” Read at Hot Air ↗ Right · 1The Hot Air column quotes Axios as reporting, citing three people familiar with the call, that Nixon and state party chair Nikki Fried had a heated conversation in which Nixon said the state party had not given enough help. Accounts differed on whether Fried also yelled. Hot AirR “expressed frustrations to Fried that she had not received sufficient help from the state party”“Another person who spoke to Fried said the chair did not yell but was yelled at.” Read at Hot Air ↗
Right · 1The column also relays reports on Nixon's finances and public statements. A Washington Free Beacon-style item it quotes says Nixon made at least $270,000 in 2025 and owed nearly $14,000 in unpaid IRS taxes and $17,600 in federal student loans as of 25 August. It also quotes Nixon backing reparations and abolishing ICE, and a Banned Books Week event at Nixon's Jacksonville coffee shop, Café Resistance, where critics challenged a wall of images of Black activists. Hot AirR “she owes nearly $14,000 in unpaid taxes to the IRS on top of $17,600 in unpaid federal student loans”“I want to abolish ICE and make sure we are redirecting those funds”“A Banned Books Week event at state Rep. Angie Nixon’s coffee shop turned into a heated exchange Monday” Read at Hot Air ↗ Right · 1The column says Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly has described "a lot of runway" to work with Nixon, and that parts of the Democratic establishment have been cautious about Nixon. Hot AirR “David Jolly says he and SOCIALIST Angie Nixon have “a lot of runway” and “a lot of space” to work together.”“the Democrat establishment has been slower on the mark, watching cautiously” Read at Hot Air ↗
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- Framing
- Breitbart ran a short clip write-up of Nixon's Maddow interview with her claims largely unchallenged in the text; Hot Air published a mocking opinion column portraying Nixon as a far-left socialist and a liability for Florida Democrats.
- Emphasis
- Nixon's socialist affiliations, tensions with party chair Nikki Fried, taxes and student debt, and controversial remarks and displays; Breitbart stresses Nixon's quotes on Republicans, healthcare and Trump.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither piece names any Republican voter who backs Nixon or offers independent evidence on that claim. Neither includes a response from Ashley Moody's campaign or polling on the race. Hot Air does not mention the Putnam County healthcare event or the Maddow interview.
- Charged language
- “certifiable socialist crackpot crank”“blue donks”“TDS”“UNHINGED”“card-carrying member”
What every side reports
- Angie Nixon is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Florida and a state representative.
- Nixon is running against Republican Ashley Moody.
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Nixon presents her campaign as resonating across red counties, says Republicans are coming to her, and frames the race as accountability against Ashley Moody and Donald Trump. Hot Air portrays her instead as a controversial socialist.
“I have Republicans that are now coming up to me saying that they are going to vote for me” — Breitbart
“a certifiable socialist crackpot crank as their nominee for U.S. Senate” — Hot Air
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Angie Nixon: Republicans Telling Me They Are Voting for Me
Neutral Brief clip write-up relaying Nixon's Maddow interview remarks, led by her claim that Republicans will vote for her, with little added commentary.
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Dismissive Mocking opinion column casting Nixon as a socialist outlier, stitching together tweets and other outlets' reports on taxes, party feuds and controversial remarks.
- 13 Oct 03:28 First BreitbartR Angie Nixon: Republicans Telling Me They Are Voting for Me
- 15 Oct 19:40 +64h 12m Hot AirR Angie Nixon
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