Florida senate primary winner Angie Nixon relied on grassroots organizing

NPR | By Sarah Handel,

Juana Summers, Kai McNamee

Published August 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM EDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Angie Nixon, a progressive democrat who won her U.S. Senate primary in Florida despite being massively outmatched in terms of spending.

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