Ashley Moody Urges South Florida Voters to Turn Out by Tuesday as GOP Targets Socialist Label
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 30
Ashley Moody Urges South Florida Voters to Turn Out by Tuesday as GOP Targets Socialist Label
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 30
Summary
Thursday night, Senator Ashley Moody told South Florida supporters to vote by Tuesday so “socialism — communism — will never get a foothold in this nation.”
South Florida remains a prime audience for that message because many Cuban American voters and other Hispanics who fled authoritarian governments are especially receptive to anti-left appeals.
Angie Nixon, the Democratic Senate nominee, has become Republicans’ main foil after joining the Democratic Socialists of America this year, though she calls herself a progressive and has broken with the group on some issues.
A CBS interview this week gave Republicans fresh ammunition when Nixon answered a question on whether Cuba is a dictatorship by saying that was what others had told her, even though she has said before and since that Cuba is a dictatorship.
The clash underscores how Florida Republicans are again leaning on anti-socialism politics in the race’s final days, even as Nixon campaigns on living costs and deportations of Cubans under the Trump administration.
What do Cuban American voters actually want: tougher pressure on Havana, more humanitarian engagement, or stronger protections for migrants already here?