“As Florida Attorney General, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation. And the Attorney General did so without placing any of the safeguards or guardrails her office would typically require to make sure the money was properly spent.”
“Since being appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in 2025, Moody has consistently supported restrictive voting legislation based on false claims that illegal voting by noncitizens is widespread in U.S. elections.
Measures Moody has supported include Trump’s SAVE America Act, which she co-sponsored when it was introduced in the Senate earlier this year. If passed, it would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring them to show documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote.”
Agree. Moody is a DeSantis-picked puppet for Trump. I am regularly sending emails and making calls to our 2 senators and my representative. If you call her office, the message says "Office of Senator Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooody". It's ridiculous. Maybe not many oooooos.
I think Florida should have open primaries. I didn't vote for Nixon because I saw an article about her and she was talking about Jacksonville when she should be talking about all of Florida. Also, I didn't think she would be the best candidate to challenge Moody. We won't know until the general election, and I'm fine with being proved wrong.
Agree... I think if independents could have voted in the primary Vindman would have won and would do better against Moody in November... a majority in Washington, both houses, is what we need.
That's a good question. We have to change Florida law, I think. Probably a petition where you have to get X signatures, unlike how Amendment 3 showed up. Everything is tilted towards the Republicans now, and I wonder how receptive they would be to this. Angie Nixon has a trial coming up. What happens if she goes to jail? Is Moody the winner?
Hmmm let's review historical precedents...maybe Angie Nixon peaceful protest speaking up for her constituents against a biased redistricting plan will receive the same outcome received by our current US president holding office after being convicted of 34 felony counts?
As soon as they say Moody lacks obvious baggage... She's a trump rubber stamp and she helped Ron Desantis steal $10 million from taxpayers to fight citizen-led onstitutional amendments for reproductive rights and recreational marijuana. That's some pretty heavy baggage!
I looked at the amount of votes everyone received and democrats had the most votes in each of the primaries. That signals to me that democrats are interested in this race. Compare the amount Jolly received in his democratic race compared to Donald’s Repub. It may have been low voter turnout but more democrats came out. I think Nixon will be ok against Moody. Trump is losing with his candidates. We have to get rid of MAGA’s totally.
FL won't forward mail-in ballots, so many of us who are traveling in the summer cannot vote in the August primary. But we'll be there in November -- and progressives will support candidates who stand in solidarity with everyday citizens.
You need to change your address with the SOE to where you will be in the summer and then after voting, change your address to where you’ll be in November. The Republicans don’t make it easy for us but voting by mail is doable. Plus we must reregister every year
The problem with judging the electorate's mood by primary results in a closed-state election like Florida's is that, while registered Republicans in Florida outnumber registered Democrats by nearly six to four, one in four Florida voters register NPA and were thus left out of the poll. Another change I've noticed in the political landscape since the 1950s and 1960s is that American cultural values have shifted so far toward the left that the cultural center is now somewhere around traditional progressivism. While far-right MAGA fascists may be correct that "Jews will not replace us," it is likely that progressives already have. Even the word "socialist" may have become politically acceptable!
There's an article in the Tampa Bay Times about whether Anna Paulina Luna can be defeated in November. In comments on that article, people seem really mad about the state of the State of Florida and are blaming Republicans in general. I hope that bodes well for Ms. Nixon in November (as well as APL's opponent, Leela Gray). Granted, it is the newspaper, so it may be a skewed representation. Lots of Republican signs in my neighborhood. Sigh. Then again, they were mostly for people who lost their primaries, lol, so who knows what they'll do in November.
This is interesting and well reported regarding the horse race. Please follow up by analyzing proposed policies, especially Nixon‘s. The things Nixon says she would strive to do - would those things be good for Florida, for USA, for the world? That’s more important, and more useful for your readers.
I, too, was more focused on voting for the candidate who had the best chance of beating Moody in November. The more centrist Democrat Vindman would have had greater appeal to voters who were not comfortable with a sudden shift from MAGA loyalist to left wing progressive. A strategic lean toward the center felt more obtainable. I never lost sight of the fact that Florida is a red state. My hopes for a democratic senate win in November have been dashed.
There was nothing exciting about Vindman to encourage people to turn out and vote. People who support MAGA loyalists weren't going to vote for him, they hate him for testifying in Trump's first impeachment. I think our chances of winning are much better now than they were with Vindman, what reason did someone have to vote for him instead of Moody. Anti-Trump?, if they are anti-Trump then they'll vote for Angie.
J.C. wrote an interesting point today: we truly don't know what D.C. will look like in November, especially in regards to Trump-endorsed candidates such as Ashley Moody.
Vindeman, in all his texts, never told me what he would do for Florida or the nation. Only bragged about what he had done in the past. So voters didn't know anything other than he had a lot of money and said he was a moderate. Angie Nixon spoke out about her hopes for the future and promised to fight for them.
The utter incompetence of the Florida Democratic Party strikes again. How many doors did the Vindman campaign knock on? I'd wager relatively few. The FDP is in the thrall of the consultant class and consultants hate organizing, no commissions. Consultants have no skin in the game, it's all about the pay day. Give Nixon her due, and work your ass off to elect her. Florida Dems keep falling into the same trap of electability. David Jolly is Charlie Christie 2.0. The thoroughly incompetent and corrupt Byron Donalds will be elected by default.
Isn't that how Florida's past 3 governors were elected, by low voter turnout? I thought after 24 years, Florida Democrats might see how our votes matter. And let's see if Angie Nixon can truly bring our party together, rather than divide it, which I'm not seeing yet. 🤞
I disagree that Vindman would have a better chance at beating Moody. His recognition is attached to Impeachment proceedings of Trump that went nowhere in the end. Angie Nixon has worked hard for Floridians her whole career in the Florida Legislature. Have you watched any of her interviews on all the major networks? She explains herself and her positions very well. Her entire career and background is about positive change in making everyday Americans’ lives better.
Another variable. Will moderate Democrats actually live by their "Vote Blue No Matter Who Mantra" and actually support and back Nixon? Or does that mantra only matter when a milquetoast moderate wins the nom? My bet is on the latter.
Hillary may have lost because of all the misogynists who did not want a woman as president. Kamala suffered that plus the racist vote (no non-white POTUS). Joe Biden suffered neither problem, and won.
Yet the Dems nominate a non-white woman for Senator? Dumb.
Angie Nixon is a member of the Democratic Socialist Party. My guess is many people may not know what that actually means. Fox News and other right wing media outlets make sure to demonize the party every chance they get. I understand she said she is not a socialist, but she’s still affiliated with the extreme left wing of the party and that may not serve her well in the general election. We’re not in the more liberal northeast. Folks down here may not yet be ready to identify with anything referred to as socialist. Progressives will vote for her- but she’ll need the moderate democrats and independents in large number to win. And I’m not being negative- just realistic.
Don't blame Dems. That is the result because of a closed primary. The Dems didn't nominate Nixon; she beat Vinderman in the primary. Why have a primary at all? What a waste of money. Throw all the issues on the general election, and let's see how the people vote.
“As Florida Attorney General, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation. And the Attorney General did so without placing any of the safeguards or guardrails her office would typically require to make sure the money was properly spent.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-senator-ashley-moody-faces-renewed-scrutiny-over-her-role-in-hope-florida-scandal/
“Since being appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in 2025, Moody has consistently supported restrictive voting legislation based on false claims that illegal voting by noncitizens is widespread in U.S. elections.
Measures Moody has supported include Trump’s SAVE America Act, which she co-sponsored when it was introduced in the Senate earlier this year. If passed, it would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring them to show documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ashley-moody-anti-voting-hardliner-wins-florida-gop-primary-senate/
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Agree. Moody is a DeSantis-picked puppet for Trump. I am regularly sending emails and making calls to our 2 senators and my representative. If you call her office, the message says "Office of Senator Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooody". It's ridiculous. Maybe not many oooooos.
Agree,she ? sounds like a 🤖 !
I think Florida should have open primaries. I didn't vote for Nixon because I saw an article about her and she was talking about Jacksonville when she should be talking about all of Florida. Also, I didn't think she would be the best candidate to challenge Moody. We won't know until the general election, and I'm fine with being proved wrong.
Agree... I think if independents could have voted in the primary Vindman would have won and would do better against Moody in November... a majority in Washington, both houses, is what we need.
Where do we start, how do we change to open primaries, what's that process?
That's a good question. We have to change Florida law, I think. Probably a petition where you have to get X signatures, unlike how Amendment 3 showed up. Everything is tilted towards the Republicans now, and I wonder how receptive they would be to this. Angie Nixon has a trial coming up. What happens if she goes to jail? Is Moody the winner?
Hmmm let's review historical precedents...maybe Angie Nixon peaceful protest speaking up for her constituents against a biased redistricting plan will receive the same outcome received by our current US president holding office after being convicted of 34 felony counts?
As soon as they say Moody lacks obvious baggage... She's a trump rubber stamp and she helped Ron Desantis steal $10 million from taxpayers to fight citizen-led onstitutional amendments for reproductive rights and recreational marijuana. That's some pretty heavy baggage!
I looked at the amount of votes everyone received and democrats had the most votes in each of the primaries. That signals to me that democrats are interested in this race. Compare the amount Jolly received in his democratic race compared to Donald’s Repub. It may have been low voter turnout but more democrats came out. I think Nixon will be ok against Moody. Trump is losing with his candidates. We have to get rid of MAGA’s totally.
FL won't forward mail-in ballots, so many of us who are traveling in the summer cannot vote in the August primary. But we'll be there in November -- and progressives will support candidates who stand in solidarity with everyday citizens.
You need to change your address with the SOE to where you will be in the summer and then after voting, change your address to where you’ll be in November. The Republicans don’t make it easy for us but voting by mail is doable. Plus we must reregister every year
The problem with judging the electorate's mood by primary results in a closed-state election like Florida's is that, while registered Republicans in Florida outnumber registered Democrats by nearly six to four, one in four Florida voters register NPA and were thus left out of the poll. Another change I've noticed in the political landscape since the 1950s and 1960s is that American cultural values have shifted so far toward the left that the cultural center is now somewhere around traditional progressivism. While far-right MAGA fascists may be correct that "Jews will not replace us," it is likely that progressives already have. Even the word "socialist" may have become politically acceptable!
There's an article in the Tampa Bay Times about whether Anna Paulina Luna can be defeated in November. In comments on that article, people seem really mad about the state of the State of Florida and are blaming Republicans in general. I hope that bodes well for Ms. Nixon in November (as well as APL's opponent, Leela Gray). Granted, it is the newspaper, so it may be a skewed representation. Lots of Republican signs in my neighborhood. Sigh. Then again, they were mostly for people who lost their primaries, lol, so who knows what they'll do in November.
This is interesting and well reported regarding the horse race. Please follow up by analyzing proposed policies, especially Nixon‘s. The things Nixon says she would strive to do - would those things be good for Florida, for USA, for the world? That’s more important, and more useful for your readers.
Thanks!
I, too, was more focused on voting for the candidate who had the best chance of beating Moody in November. The more centrist Democrat Vindman would have had greater appeal to voters who were not comfortable with a sudden shift from MAGA loyalist to left wing progressive. A strategic lean toward the center felt more obtainable. I never lost sight of the fact that Florida is a red state. My hopes for a democratic senate win in November have been dashed.
There was nothing exciting about Vindman to encourage people to turn out and vote. People who support MAGA loyalists weren't going to vote for him, they hate him for testifying in Trump's first impeachment. I think our chances of winning are much better now than they were with Vindman, what reason did someone have to vote for him instead of Moody. Anti-Trump?, if they are anti-Trump then they'll vote for Angie.
J.C. wrote an interesting point today: we truly don't know what D.C. will look like in November, especially in regards to Trump-endorsed candidates such as Ashley Moody.
Vindeman, in all his texts, never told me what he would do for Florida or the nation. Only bragged about what he had done in the past. So voters didn't know anything other than he had a lot of money and said he was a moderate. Angie Nixon spoke out about her hopes for the future and promised to fight for them.
The utter incompetence of the Florida Democratic Party strikes again. How many doors did the Vindman campaign knock on? I'd wager relatively few. The FDP is in the thrall of the consultant class and consultants hate organizing, no commissions. Consultants have no skin in the game, it's all about the pay day. Give Nixon her due, and work your ass off to elect her. Florida Dems keep falling into the same trap of electability. David Jolly is Charlie Christie 2.0. The thoroughly incompetent and corrupt Byron Donalds will be elected by default.
Isn't that how Florida's past 3 governors were elected, by low voter turnout? I thought after 24 years, Florida Democrats might see how our votes matter. And let's see if Angie Nixon can truly bring our party together, rather than divide it, which I'm not seeing yet. 🤞
We can win the governor race is everyone works. Negativity serves no purpose.
If Donald wins, it will only prove how stupid Florida has become.
I disagree that Vindman would have a better chance at beating Moody. His recognition is attached to Impeachment proceedings of Trump that went nowhere in the end. Angie Nixon has worked hard for Floridians her whole career in the Florida Legislature. Have you watched any of her interviews on all the major networks? She explains herself and her positions very well. Her entire career and background is about positive change in making everyday Americans’ lives better.
Another variable. Will moderate Democrats actually live by their "Vote Blue No Matter Who Mantra" and actually support and back Nixon? Or does that mantra only matter when a milquetoast moderate wins the nom? My bet is on the latter.
Hillary may have lost because of all the misogynists who did not want a woman as president. Kamala suffered that plus the racist vote (no non-white POTUS). Joe Biden suffered neither problem, and won.
Yet the Dems nominate a non-white woman for Senator? Dumb.
Angie Nixon is a member of the Democratic Socialist Party. My guess is many people may not know what that actually means. Fox News and other right wing media outlets make sure to demonize the party every chance they get. I understand she said she is not a socialist, but she’s still affiliated with the extreme left wing of the party and that may not serve her well in the general election. We’re not in the more liberal northeast. Folks down here may not yet be ready to identify with anything referred to as socialist. Progressives will vote for her- but she’ll need the moderate democrats and independents in large number to win. And I’m not being negative- just realistic.
Don't blame Dems. That is the result because of a closed primary. The Dems didn't nominate Nixon; she beat Vinderman in the primary. Why have a primary at all? What a waste of money. Throw all the issues on the general election, and let's see how the people vote.