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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has endorsed Florida Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon ahead of her November matchup against Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.
“At a time when working families are fighting tooth and nail to make ends meet while the Administration sells them out to corrupt special interests, we need to stand behind leaders who are accountable to working people and stand up to greedy corporations,” Ocasio-Cortez said, according to Nixon’s campaign.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment Thursday morning.
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“Angie Nixon will do just that – from fighting for universal healthcare and childcare to proposing a national rent freeze. Angie will be an exemplary fighter for the working families of Florida and will do it all without a dime of corporate PAC money. Angie did not get here by yielding to major political machines, she did it by building community power and by fiercely committing to her values, and that’s why I’m proud to endorse her for the U.S. Senate,” Ocasio-Cortez added in the statement issued by Nixon’s campaign.
Nixon, a Florida state representative, will face Republican U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody in the special general election contest.
Sunshine State Gov. Ron DeSantis handed Moody a U.S. Senate seat last year. Marco Rubio, who vacated the seat, departed the Senate prior to the end of his term in order to serve as secretary of state.
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“I’m honored to have the endorsement of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her support as we work towards a better future for Florida,” Nixon said, according to her campaign.
“AOC is a fighter and a reminder of what’s possible when you put the needs of the people first, instead of protecting the interests of the wealthy and well-connected. Florida deserves, and is ready for, the kind of leadership in the U.S. Senate that has been absent for far too long. Together, we’re going to fight for everyone: working families, students, and communities who have been ignored for too long. This endorsement adds fuel to an already energized campaign, reinforcing that people are looking forward to real change and representation. I cannot wait to call her my colleague in November,” Nixon added.
Moody is backed by President Donald Trump.
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In a Truth Social post last month, the president celebrated Lt. Col. Alex Vindman’s (ret.) loss to Nixon in the special Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
“The most gratifying loss last night was that of a real treasonous creep, Alexander Vindman, to a Radical Left Lunatic, who can’t speak or think properly, and who will go down to certain defeat at the hands of Ashley Moody, a truly Fantastic Senator, from the Great State Florida. Vindman, if you remember, was the one who lied about my “Perfect Call” with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, only to find out that the conversation was routinely recorded and proved that I was 100% in the right (Completely Innocent!),” Trump declared in the post.
“It was, indeed, a Perfect Call, and the Dumocrats Fake Impeachment effort massively failed. Vindman should be prosecuted for what he did!” Trump added.
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