{"id":670545,"date":"2026-09-18T14:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=670545"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:58:35","slug":"shock-poll-claims-florida-senate-race-is-tight-with-radical-leftist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=670545","title":{"rendered":"Shock poll claims Florida Senate race is tight with radical leftist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-nixon-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>We are seeing a familiar script unfold in Florida\u2019s Senate race, with new polling attempting to frame the contest between incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic challenger Angie Nixon as a dead heat.<\/p>\n<p>A fresh \u201cshock poll\u201d claims the candidates are locked in a 42% tie, pointing to a surge for Nixon among independent voters. The results serve as a convenient narrative, particularly when stacked against the reality on the ground: a massive 1.5 million voter registration lead for Republicans across the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StPetePolls?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StPetePolls<\/a> survey has Florida\u2019s U.S. Senate race tied: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AshleyMoodyFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AshleyMoodyFL<\/a> 45%, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AngieNixon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AngieNixon<\/a> 45%.<\/p>\n<p>The sample is weighted 42% Republican, 31% Democratic.<\/p>\n<p>Nixon leads independents 50% to 37%.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FlaPol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FlaPol<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4xFJbd6LsJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/4xFJbd6LsJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHn3UpL6MI\">pic.twitter.com\/IHn3UpL6MI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeterSchorschFL\/status\/2100740678770659332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rather than measuring public sentiment, modern political polling often functions as a tool to manufacture momentum. The formula is predictable \u2014 release an unexpected poll showing a razor-thin margin, then watch the mainstream media eagerly amplify the narrative.<\/p>\n<p>To the surprise of few, polling of the Florida\u2019s governor\u2019s race is reflecting an equally tight margin, with Republican nominee Byron Donalds in a statistical tie with Democratic nominee David Jolly \u2014 a former Republican who switched parties to run for governor \u2014 44% to 43% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>As seen above, Peter Schorsch shared the results online. Conveniently, St. Pete Polls reportedly conducts many of its surveys in partnership with, and on behalf of, the regional news site <span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Florida Politics<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/span>, which is published by Schorsch.<\/p>\n<p>Schorsch does double duty as a political consultant. He is closely aligned with Charlie Crist, another former Republican who had the misfortune of taking on Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022. Crist had his brakes beat off, losing by nearly 20%, or 1.5 million voters \u2014 the outcome was the biggest win for a Republican in the state\u2019s modern history.<\/p>\n<p>(Crist is in an election runoff for mayor of St. Petersburg, and lo and behold, Schorcsh\u2019s wife serves as the campaign chair and head of the supporting political committee for Crist\u2019s mayoral campaign.)<\/p>\n<p>As for Nixon, she\u2019s a fire-breathing, Kool-Aide drinking leftist who pushed away from an earlier embrace of socialism after beating carpetbagger Alexander Vindman in the Democratic primary \u2014 this being the same Alexander Vindman who played a pivotal role in the first sham impeachment of President Donald Trump<\/p>\n<p>Nixon has publicly declared that Republicans are \u201cliterally trying to kill us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve been doing it in the black community and now they are doing it even more so with ICE \u2014 ICE is now a paramilitary force that is designed to terrorize us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Angie Nixon, the radical Democrat Senate nominee in Florida, is now claiming that Republicans are \u201cliterally trying to kill us\u201d by using ICE to arrest illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>These people want to allow foreign terrorists to roam our country.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bPsDsBtLvb\">pic.twitter.com\/bPsDsBtLvb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2090523113444302850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Democrat also loves drag shows and has boasted about taking her own children to them, declaring, \u201cIt\u2019s wholesome entertainment!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon: \u201cThere\u2019s no sexualization at a drag show\u2026 I\u2019ve taken my children to drag shows\u2026 it\u2019s wholesome entertainment!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F8vQiXwbfj\">pic.twitter.com\/F8vQiXwbfj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How is she just casually saying this? This is insane.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clearly no place for kids.Sexually suggestive\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Defiant L\u2019s (@DefiantLs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefiantLs\/status\/2090423857391779991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She has also stated that she knows \u201cfor a fact\u201d that Trump is \u201claying out his plan\u201d to stay past 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy is laying out his plan,\u201d she said in a podcast with the left-leaning MeidasTouch\u2019s Scott MacFarlane. \u201cHe\u2019s laying the foundation and the groundwork to not leave in 2028. He\u2019s weaponized an agency, ICE, and created a paramilitary force designed to terrorize people in their communities to see how far he can go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-nixon-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"Shock poll claims Florida Senate race is tight with radical leftist\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are seeing a familiar script unfold in Florida\u2019s Senate race, with new polling attempting to frame the contest between incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic challenger Angie Nixon as a dead heat. A fresh \u201cshock poll\u201d claims the candidates are locked in a 42% tie, pointing to a surge for Nixon among independent voters.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=670545\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Shock poll claims Florida Senate race is tight with radical leftist<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":670546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-670545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=670545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/670546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=670545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=670545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=670545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}