Nixon cites Harris’s 2024 performance as an uphill battle to get party leadership’s support

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Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon said that assumptions about racism in the South may be contributing to Democrats’ reluctance to invest in her campaign, arguing that the party has repeatedly underestimated the state’s political potential.

“I would say it’s that they think that the state is racist, and they’re just hesitant to like donate because of it,” Nixon said in a Politico interview, discussing why some Democratic donors have been slow to support her bid.

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