Angie Nixon calls on Florida Democrats to unite amid post-election disappointment

MIAMI — Former Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon called on Florida’s Democrats to let go of blame and move forward in unity as the party deals with the disappointment of failing to land a statewide win in Florida during the national blue wave election that flipped Texas, Mississippi and other GOP strongholds. “We’re stronger together, y’all. Folks could say there’s a whole lot of blame to go around, but it doesn’t matter, right? It almost doesn’t count,” Nixon told a virtual call of more than 500 Florida Democrats on Thursday. “It’s really important for us to come together. We need to address our issues and we need to heal, right? But we need to move forward because our babies depend on us.” kAmw6C 4@>>6?ED 42>6 5FC:?8 2 5:D;@:?E65 DE2E6H:56[ A@DE\6=64E:@? G:56@ 42== :?E6?565 E@ 46=63C2E6 E96 ?@E23=6 H:?D E96 A2CEJ 5:5 AF== @77[ :?4=F5:?8 D6?5:?8 E96 >@DE s6>@4C2ED E@ %2==292DD66 :? E9C66 564256D 2?5 3C62<:?8 E96 #6AF3=:42? DFA6C>2;@C:EJ :? E96 u=@C:52 {68:D=2EFC6]k^Am kAmqFE 367@C6 }:I@? 9@AA65 @?=:?6[ E96 E@?6 7C@> A2CEJ =6256CD9:A 4@F=5?’E 92G6 366? 7FCE96C 7C@> E92E @7 E96 C2?< 2?5 7:=6 s6>@4C2ED A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? 492E D64E:@? @7 E96 G:CEF2= 42==]k^Am kAmpD A2CEJ r92:C }:<<: uC:65 E@=5 E96 82E96C65 s6>@4C2ED E92E “E@?:89E :D?’E ;FDE 23@FE 46=63C2E:?8 6=64E:@? C6DF=ED[ :E’D 23@FE 46=63C2E:?8 E96 A6@A=6 H9@ >256 2== @7 E9@D6 C6DF=ED 92AA6?[” E96 492E 7:==65 H:E9 >6DD286D 7C@> s6>@4C2E:4 G@=F?E66CD[ =@J2=:DED 2?5 42?5:52E6D D2J:?8 E92E :E H2D “E:>6 7@C 2 ?6H 492:C[” “E9:D 766=D =:<6 82D=:89E:?8” 2?5 “|pvp H2D =F4@4C2E:4 !2CEJ DE277 DA6?E E96 9@FC=@?8 42== =2J:?8 @FE E96 D:8?:7:42?E @C82?:K:?8 677@CED E96 A2CEJ AFE :?[ :?4=F5:?8 @C6 E92? `]a >:==:@? 5@@CD 2?5 >2<:?8 >@C6 E92? d >:==:@? 42==D E@ G@E6CD]k^Am kAm%92E 7:6=5 @FEC6249 H2D DE:== >F49 =6DD E92? E96 a]a >:==:@? 5@@CD #6AF3=:42? qJC@? s@?2=5D’ 42>A2:8? H2D 23=6 E@ :==:@? H2C 496DE] }2E:@?2= s6>@4C2E:4 7F?5C2:D:?8 2C>D 4@?EC:3FE65 =:EE=6 E@ u=@C:52’D DE2E6H:56 C246D[ H9:=6 A@FC:?8 E6?D @7 >:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD :?E@ 7=:AA:?8 %6I2D 3=F6 E9:D 4J4=6]k^Am kAms6DA:E6 36:?8 H:56=J @FEDA6?E[ u=@C:52’D s6>@4C2E:4 42?5:52E6D 42>6 H:E9:? E9C66 A@:?ED @7 H:??:?8 E96 $6?2E6 C246 2?5 H:E9:? EH@ A@:?ED @7 E96 8@G6C?@C’D C246]k^Am kAm!2CEJ >6>36CD 7CFDEC2E65 @? %9FCD52J’D A@DE\6=64E:@? 42== H2?E65 2?DH6CD 23@FE H9J E96 A2CEJ DE:== 76== D9@CE @7 DE2E6H:56 H:?D[ C2E96C E92? 2 G:4E@CJ =2A 7@C 677@CE] ~?6 5:D8CF?E=65 2EE6?566 HC@E6 :? E96 492E E92E E96 42== :ED6=7 6I6>A=:7:65 E96 A2CEJ’D AC@3=6>Di “%9:D :D H9J u{ s6>D 42?’E 86E :E C:89E] %96 A2CEJ >6>36CD 2C6 2D<:?8 BF6DE:@?D @7 E96 =6256CD9:A 2?5 2C6 36:?8 :8?@C65]”k^Am kAmp 4@>>@? C67C2:? 7C@> E96 492E A2CE:4:A2?EDi p?8:6 }:I@? :D E96 ?6H =6256CD9:A E96 A2CEJ ?665D]k^Am kAm$:?46 t=64E:@? s2J[ }:I@? 92D =2F?4965 2 A@=:E:42= 4@>>:EE66 7@4FD65 @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>:2>:96C2=5]4@>^?6HD^A@=:E:4D\8@G6C?>6?E^DE2E6\A@=:E:4D^2CE:4=6b`fhdaebg]9E>=n=:?<0D@FC46lE207:CDE04@>>6?EU2>AjE2:5le265422gfbg_g`___`367h`bU2>AjFE>042>A2:8?lECF62?E96>U2>AjFE>0>65:F>lD@4:2=U2>AjFE>0D@FC46l72463@@2?28:?8 E96 67764EDk^2m @7 E96 AC@A6CEJ E2I 4FED 7C@> p>6?5>6?E b[ 2?5 E62D65 2 a_ag C6>2E49 H:E9 pD9=6J |@@5J 7@C E96 &]$] $6?2E6 D62E]k^Am kAm|62?H9:=6[ uC:65 92D D2:5 D96 92D ?@ A=2?D @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>:2>:96C2=5]4@>^?6HD^A@=:E:4D\8@G6C?>6?E^DE2E6\A@=:E:4D^2CE:4=6b`fh`gb`e]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2? =6256CD9:A]k^2m w6C E6C> 2D 492:C 5@6D?’E 6?5 F?E:= a_ag]k^Am kAms6>@4C2ED 92G6 366? AF3=:4=J A@:?E:?8 3=2>6 :? 2== 5:C64E:@?D 23@FE E96 =@DD6D :? u=@C:52] $@>6 A@:?E E@ 4@?8C6DD:@?2= =6256CD r9F4< $49F>6C 2?5 w2<66> y677C:6D 7@C ?@E :?G6DE:?8 6?@F89 :? u=@C:52[ 2?5 =6EE:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>:2>:96C2=5]4@>^?6HD^A@=:E:4D\8@G6C?>6?E^2CE:4=6b`fhbeb``]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?6 4C:E:4:K6 uC:65’D =6256CD9:A] }:I@?’D s6>@4C2E:4 AC:>2CJ @AA@?6?E p=6I ':?5>2?[ 2 AC@=:7:4 7F?5C2:D6C H9@ 5:5?’E 5@?2E6 2?J 7F?5D E@ }:I@? 27E6C 9:D AC:>2CJ =@DD[ HC@E6 @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^p':?5>2?^DE2EFD^a``gd`_e`adhgfb`_hdn2l{g9}{}dh#%g_>&rg#fDU2>AjDla_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?65:2k^2m 27E6C E96 6=64E:@? E92E 96 H:D965 96’5 @FEDA6?E }:I@? 6G6? >@C6 :? E96 AC:>2CJ]k^Am kAmqFE E96 >@@5 @7 E96 A@DE\6=64E:@? 42==[ 7:==65 H:E9 s6>@4C2ED 766=:?8 =67E @FE @7 E96 ?2E:@?2= 3=F6 H2G6[ EFC?65 2C@F?5 2=>@DE :>>65:2E6=J H96? }:I@? 42>6 @? 42>6C2 7C@> 2 4@?76C6?46 9@E6= :? s6?G6C H:E9 96C >6DD286 @7 F?:EJ] %96 8C@FA 492E 7:==65 H:E9 6I4=2>2E:@? A@:?ED 2?5 962CED]k^Am kAm“x 2> E92?<7F= 7@C 2== >J DFAA@CE6CD[ 3FE x H2?E E@ C6>:?5 6G6CJ@?6 E92E H6 2C6 s6>@4C2ED[” }:I@? D2:5] “{6E’D ?@E 24E =:<6 E96 @E96C D:56 2?5 =6E’D 4@>6 E@86E96C[ =6E’D H@C< E@86E96C E@ 3F:=5 2 36EE6C u=@C:52 2?5 2 36EE6C 4@F?ECJ]”k^Am kAm00000k^Am