Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon faces Sen. Ashley Moody as ex-candidate is charged over threats

Angie Nixon, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Florida, is challenging Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, who is seeking to serve the remainder of Marco Rubio's term. Nixon won the primary in an upset over Alex Vindman, and a recent survey showed Moody ahead by four points. Separately, Elijah Manley, a former Florida congressional candidate, faces felony charges over allegations that he told two women on Facebook he would make their lives miserable and threatened violence if they did not vote for Nixon. Nixon said national Democrats are underinvesting in Florida because they think the state is racist, and called that a huge mistake. She also defended earlier remarks that Moody should be jailed, telling CNN she wants that to happen. Elsewhere, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is going to Texas this weekend to campaign with Johnny Garcia, and President Donald Trump is due in Florida today and Corpus Christi, Texas, next week.

MS NOW, on the left, leads with the Manley charges, quotes the alleged threats and mentions Nixon only as the Democratic nominee the women were urged to back. Politico's headline asks whether Nixon can prove Democrats can win in Florida, and the excerpt adds nothing more. Townhall, on the right, leads with Nixon's racism remark, calls it a predictable talking point, and notes the Vindman upset, Moody's four-point lead and the jail comments. It also argues Florida is not worth millions in Democratic spending compared with Michigan and Minnesota. It leaves out Manley. Both sides identify Nixon as the nominee facing Moody, but they differ on emphasis. The left centers a threat tied to her campaign and her viability, while the right centers her words and the state's long odds. Semafor takes a separate, national angle: Democrats' hopes that GOP gerrymandering backfires in Texas and Florida, with polling and Latino voter shifts.