Ashley Moody Leads Florida Senate Race by a Few Points With $20 Million, Running a Low-Profile Campaign
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Updated · Mother Jones · Oct 30
Ashley Moody Leads Florida Senate Race by a Few Points With $20 Million, Running a Low-Profile Campaign
3 articles · Updated · Mother Jones · Oct 30
Summary
Invite-only events, no debate and repeated walkaways from reporters have defined Ashley Moody’s final-week campaign, even as some polls show the Florida Republican ahead by a few points.
Moody’s guarded approach reflects her advantages: Republicans hold a 1.5 million voter-registration edge in Florida, she has raised more than $20 million to Angie Nixon’s $8.5 million, and she has Gov. Ron DeSantis’s backing.
That caution intensified after a leaked grand jury report said DeSantis’s administration diverted $10 million in funds for poor children’s health care through groups tied to GOP political committees; Moody said her office did not know how the money would be spent.
Angie Nixon has taken the opposite tack, holding dozens of rallies and courting press while drawing endorsements from Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, though a recent Cuba comment triggered bipartisan backlash.
Even if Moody wins Tuesday, analysts say Nixon’s more visible campaign and strong fundraising offer Florida Democrats a possible model for competing in a state long tilted toward Republicans.