U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stumped for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon on Sunday at the University of Florida on Sunday.
Sanders brought his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to Florida on Saturday and Sunday with stops in Gainesville, Tampa, Melbourne and Tallahassee to promote Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America since June.
Nixon, a member of the Florida House of Representatives, is challenging Republican Ashley Moody for a U.S. Senate seat. Moody served as Florida attorney general from 2019 until January 2025, when Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her to the Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio after he became U.S. secretary of state in the Trump administration.
The Independent Florida Alligator reported that Sunday’s rally drew nearly 750 people inside the University Auditorium and more than 2,500 outside the venue.
The weekend began Saturday with a 1 p.m. rally at The Cuban Club Courtyard in Tampa, where more than 2,000 people attended, followed by an evening stop in Melbourne.
On Sunday, the tour traveled to UF and concluded with an 8 p.m. rally at The Moon in Tallahassee.