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Angie Nixon’s playbook to be Florida’s next senator | America, Actually

Vox | September 2, 2026



Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon overcame a 17-to-1 fundraising gap to win the state’s Democratic Senate primary. Can she score another upset victory in November?

In this special episode of America, Actually, Nixon joins Vox’s Astead Herndon to break down her primary win, her progressive policy stance, and her strategy to become Florida’s next US Senator.

00:00 How Angie Nixon pulled off a stunning upset
01:55 The grassroots strategy that powered her victory
03:38 Can progressive policies win statewide in Florida?
07:01 From union organizer to Senate candidate
11:06 Why progressives struggle to reach Black voters
14:35 Nixon on Israel, Gaza, and supporting BDS
16:39 Policing, public safety, DEI, and reparations
22:49 The Democratic establishment, DSA, and the socialist label

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  1. @peanut0187

    September 2, 2026 at 10:06 am

    Im in florida. It will always be red until the ppl who made that song, "I will boat, for Donal Trump" wakes up. Alot of their family members got deported since Trump been in office so lets see what they'll do😂

  2. @stgrsa

    September 2, 2026 at 10:06 am

    Angie Nixon is beloved by her constituents in Jacksonville. A lot of y'all who don't live in Florida don't know this but Jacksonville is the biggest city in the state BY FAR. It's not Miami, it's not Orlando, not Tampa, it's Jacksonville which also has one of the highest percentages of black voters in any city in Florida. When you're running for a major office it speaks volumes what your constituents think of you in your current capacity and Angie is beloved by constituents in Jacksonville, she has a huge base behind her, and she has a real shot come November.

  3. @haidliegrant71

    September 2, 2026 at 10:06 am

    I’m a FL voter and during early voting for Angie Nixon I witnessed the greeter, Sry “Cookie” Rodriguez, commit a blatant ADA violation by attempting to turn away a young blind man simply because of his disability. This was at the southwest library in Orlando and the greeter told him he could not vote because he could not see the ballot and falsely claimed the location lacked accessible options. Neither the clerk nor the assistant clerk stopped her. A check-in worker, Judy, finally stepped in, corrected the greeter, checked the man in, and handed him a ballot. Instead of apologizing, the greeter began crying and complaining about being disrespected for being wrong. The clerk completely ignored the greeter’s behavior and never apologized to the blind voter. The discrimination did not stop there. Shortly after, another voter asked for a sample ballot and the same greeter harassed her. She questioned the voter’s citizenship and blocked her from entering and speaking to the clerk while the assistant clerk watched without intervening initially. Eventually the assistant clerk walked up to the voter and provided her with a sample ballot and links to the website, which should have been done from the beginning. To make matters worse, the greeter then began complaining about the voters, her colleagues, and sharing judgmental comments with an on-site poll watcher. The assistant clerk had to step in again to explain that poll watchers cannot legally speak to voters or workers on duty. The greeter became upset at being corrected a third time and continued her inappropriate talking with the poll watcher. The total lack of training and the complete failure of leadership from the Supervisor of Elections is shocking.

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