{"id":2647809,"date":"2026-08-21T12:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angie-nixon-tries-to-shirk-off-socialist-label-despite-dsa-backing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:28:43","slug":"angie-nixon-tries-to-shirk-off-socialist-label-despite-dsa-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angie-nixon-tries-to-shirk-off-socialist-label-despite-dsa-backing\/","title":{"rendered":"Angie Nixon tries to shirk off &#8216;socialist&#8217; label despite DSA backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fangie-nixon-tries-to-shirk-off-socialist-label-despite-dsa-backing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon is distancing herself from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) platform ahead of her upcoming general election against Republican Ashley Moody. After winning a surprise primary victory, nixon clarified that she is not a socialist, emphasizing her support for capitalism, strong regulation, and her reasons for joining the DSA-primarily advocacy for universal healthcare, public housing, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloomberg-biden-sets-new-record-taking-dark-money-donations\/\" title=\"Bloomberg: Biden sets new record taking dark money donations\">campaign finance reform<\/a>. She rejected DSA proposals such as abolishing prisons, defunding police, and celebrating Fidel Castro. Despite this, Nixon has received support from prominent leftists like Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar. The election is considered likely to favor incumbent Moody, who is expected to win given Florida&#8217;s Republican-leaning electorate. Nixon\u2019s stance reflects the broader challenge socialist messaging faces in Florida, especially among the state&#8217;s large Cuban American population.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"159\">Florida<\/a> Senate candidate Angie Nixon is distancing herself from the Democratic Socialists of America platform ahead of her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">general election<\/a> matchup against Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ashley-moody\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11699\">Ashley Moody<\/a> (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nixon, who defeated centrist Democrat Alex Vindman in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4691627\/florida-senate-alex-vindman-angie-nixon\/\">major upset victory<\/a> this week, is ditching the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"510\">socialist<\/a> label that she ran on in the Democratic primary, saying she joined the DSA as a card-carrying member mainly because of the group\u2019s support for universal healthcare. She told NBC News on Thursday that she is a \u201ccapitalist who believes that we need some strong regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4696087\/vindman-promises-donate-war-chest-florida-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vindman promises to donate his war chest to Florida Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4696019\/dsa-backed-angie-nixon-distances-self-socialist-label-florida-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Angie Nixon tries to shirk off \u2018socialist\u2019 label despite DSA backing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4695952\/ed-markey-save-america-act-trump-stealing-midterm-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ed Markey says SAVE America Act is about Trump \u2018stealing\u2019 midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not a socialist,\u201d Nixon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/florida-democrat-angie-nixon-says-i-m-not-a-socialist-defends-joining-dsa-268612165689\">told<\/a> NBC. \u201cI joined the DSA because I believe in them in regards to fighting for adequate public housing, as well as fighting for quality healthcare, as well as making sure that we are getting our veterans off the street, taking big money out of politics. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a> is a big tent. It is a big tent, and it\u2019s an everybody party.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI live in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/capitalism\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2239\">capitalistic<\/a> society. I\u2019m a small business owner. I like to make money. I don\u2019t see what the problem is,\u201d Nixon continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nixon hammered home this point on Friday, telling <em>Axios<\/em> she does not believe in DSA agenda items such as abolishing prisons, celebrating former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, or defunding the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though socialism is on the rise in the Democratic Party across the country, with leftist candidates such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> winning his Senate primary in Michigan and Darializa Avila Chevalier winning her House primary in New York, the Sunshine State is a more difficult place to sell socialism. Florida is home to many Cuban Americans who fled the island when it transitioned to a communist government to seek refuge in the United States. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/05\/07\/10-facts-about-cubans-in-the-u-s\/\">Over 60%<\/a> of Cuban Americans live in Florida, according to the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite rejecting several DSA talking points and the \u201csocialist\u201d label, Nixon has embraced endorsements from leftists, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4695608\/bernie-sanders-endorses-angie-nixon-florida-senate\/\">BERNIE SANDERS WADES INTO FLORIDA SENATE RACE WITH ENDORSEMENT FOR ANGIE NIXON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Incumbent Moody, who was tapped by Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"575\">Ron DeSantis <\/a>(R-FL) to fill the unexpired term of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is largely expected to win in the general election given Florida\u2019s red lean.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris by 13.1 percentage points in 2024, and the race is ranked as a \u201cSolid Republican\u201d seat by election forecasters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angie Nixon distances herself from DSA platform before Florida Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2647810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26119545886047.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84480,74849,5894,12428],"class_list":["post-2647809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-angie-nixon","tag-dsa","tag-politics","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26119545886047.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647809"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647813,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647809\/revisions\/2647813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}