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According to two people who spoke with Nixon, both she and Fried yelled at each other during the call
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A Florida Democratic Party official disputed that Fried yelled at Nixon.
Key facts
- In addition to facing Republican Byron Donalds who seeks to be the first Black governor in Florida history with $100 million already raised, Jolly is contesting with an independent run by Desmond
- Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who won the primary in a shocking upset over Alex Vindman earlier this week, expressed frustrations to Fried that she had not received
- A Florida Democratic Party official disputed that Fried yelled at Nixon
- Another Florida Democratic official with knowledge of the dispute said Nixon and Fried have never been friendly and that Fried "was disappointed that Angie won
Summary
Florida's new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon, and the state party's chair had a heated conversation Friday that included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and the challenges of campaigning in a red state like Florida, three people familiar with the conversation tell Axios. The conflict exposes the fault line in the party between the progressive base embodied by Nixon and the establishment represented by the state party's chair, Nikki Fried. Democrats already face an uphill battle in their effort to unseat Republican Sen. Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who won the primary in a shocking upset over Alex Vindman earlier this week, expressed frustrations to Fried that she had not received sufficient help from the state party. Fried, in return, warned that Nixon's ties to the DSA could give an opening to the GOP to attack her, .