About this episode

The episode discusses Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon's campaign and her recent primary victory against significant fundraising odds.

Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon overcame a 17-to-1 fundraising gap to win the state’s Democratic Senate primary. Can she score another upset in November?  This show was edited by Christina Vallice, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by David Tatasciore, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon greets people as she campaigns in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to America, Actually ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Astead Herndon

Guest: Angie Nixon

Topics covered

• Florida politics
• Democratic primary
• fundraising
• elections
• campaigning
• progressive candidates

Keywords

• Florida
• Angie Nixon
• Democratic Senate primary
• fundraising gap
• elections
• campaign
• Vox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox Media, Vox, youtube.com

Places: Florida, Miami

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