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Sanders Sends $23 Million to Angie Nixon’s Florida Bid

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC · How we work

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Sanders Backs Nixon

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is allocating his $23 million to Florida to support Angie Nixon’s Senate campaign.
Sanders is contributing hundreds of thousands to Minnesota Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan and Attorney General candidate Keith Ellison.
Nixon said she asked the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Senator Chuck Schumer for aid but received none.
St. Pete Polls shows Nixon and incumbent Ashley Moody each at 45% with 7% undecided and 3% third-party.

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Sanders Backs Nixon

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is allocating his $23 million to Florida to support Angie Nixon’s Senate campaign.
Sanders is contributing hundreds of thousands to Minnesota Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan and Attorney General candidate Keith Ellison.
Nixon said she asked the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Senator Chuck Schumer for aid but received none.
St. Pete Polls shows Nixon and incumbent Ashley Moody each at 45% with 7% undecided and 3% third-party.

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