Obama endorses Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate in Florida
politicsOct 24, 202617196
Former President Barack Obama publicly endorsed progressive Angie Nixon's U.S. Senate campaign in Florida, praising her background as a community organizer and her policy agenda including a $15 minimum wage, opposition to book bans, and reforming congressional redistricting. Nixon, a Florida state representative known for confrontational tactics and for introducing a 2023 cease-fire resolution about Gaza, won her August 18 Democratic primary over Alex Vindman by 12 points despite being out-fundraised roughly 16-to-1. New York magazine reported Nixon still trails in most general-election polls and has significantly less money than her Republican opponent, yet she draws energized crowds one month before Election Day, as seen at a Lauderhill event in Broward County. Obama was the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Florida, a state that has trended more Republican since 2016, and his endorsement brings one of the party's highest-profile backers to Nixon's insurgent campaign. The endorsement places a prominent national Democrat behind a candidate who has repeatedly broken with Florida party leaders, potentially narrowing the gap between Nixon and establishment skepticism as the race moves into its final weeks.
