Transcript: Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 18, 2026

Angie Nixon, a Florida state representative and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, appeared on Face the Nation on October 18, 2026, to defend a left-leaning platform against Republican incumbent Ashley Moody. Host Margaret Brennan noted CBS polling in which 42% of Americans view socialism negatively, and asked about Nixon's decision to join the Democratic Socialists of America in June. Nixon said the move was about substance rather than labels: guaranteed health care, fully funded public schools and housing security. She said Moody voted to end coverage for more than 440,000 Floridians, and accused her of enriching herself through stock trades while sitting on health committees and backing President Donald Trump's deportation policies, according to CBS News.

Brennan listed Nixon's proposals, including Medicare for all, national rent stabilization, a higher federal minimum wage, abolishing ICE and an annual tax on billionaires' wealth, then asked how she would work with Republicans. Nixon said she would partner with anyone focused on working people. Pressed on whether national Democrats are backing her, she cited fundraisers hosted by Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, appearances by Bernie Sanders and Chris Murphy, over 300,000 contributions averaging about $31, and a quarterly fundraising edge of more than $2 million over Moody.

Summarized by PolitiKool from CBS News’s reporting. Read the full story at CBS News →