The following is the transcript of the interview with Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 18, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Florida State Representative Angie Nixon. She is the Democratic Party's nominee for Senate, and she joins us from Gainesville.
ANGIE NIXON: Good morning. Happy to be here with you. MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, it's good to talk you.
MARGARET BRENNAN: It's good to talk to you. You identify as a progressive, but I know this past June you joined the Democratic Socialists of America during your primary bid. Our CBS polling shows 42% of Americans have a somewhat or very negative view of socialism.
I'm wondering what elements of the Democratic Socialist platform drew you to it. How do you define your vision here? So first of all, thank you for having me on the show today, and I think it's really important for me to lay the groundwork because a lot of people—this is my first introduction to them.
I am someone who is a lifelong Floridian, having worked in the state of Florida as a community organizer and a union organizer, and our campaign is on fire. We actually had over 4,000 people show up yesterday at rallies, and some in deep red counties, and we are on fire. We were able to outfundraise our opponent by over $2 million in this past quarter, and I know in regards to my joining that organization, it's not about letters, but it is actually about the fact that we are fighting to ensure that there's access to quality health care for everyone, and access to fully funded public schools, in addition to ensuring people have a roof over their head, my opponent, Ashley Moody, actually voted to end health care for over 440,000 people here in the state of Florida, which also jacked up premiums for private people—private insurance, and so I just want to make sure that people don't go bankrupt simply because they're trying to live or go to the doctor.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay, so on the specifics with your platform, you call for Medicare for all, a national rent stabilization standard, raising the federal minimum wage, abolishing ICE, and a 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires. If you win, you would have two years here in Congress with a Republican president in office. What areas of agreement do you see, if any?
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