Angie Nixon Says Black Republican Byron Donalds Doesn't Support Black People

Florida's Senate candidate, who is also black, criticizes Florida's gubernatorial candidate in an episode of Crooked Media's "Long Play."

Florida is shaping up to be one of the biggest conundrums of the 2026 election season. Democrats are proving surprisingly competitive. Democrat David Jolley is running against Trump-endorsed Republican Byron Donalds in two of the last three polls for governor.

And Jacksonville legislator and DSA member Angie Nixon, who upset moderate Democrat Alex Windman in the primary, is now at least keeping it close against Republican incumbent Ashley Moody. All of this is surprising in a state that went 13 points for Donald Trump just two years ago and hasn't elected a Democratic governor since 1994.

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Now Nixon has fueled the Republican candidates.

In an upcoming episode of Crooked Media's YouTube Long Play, Nixon lets it fly against the Republican gubernatorial candidate. "Byron Donalds doesn't support black people," she tells hosts Jennifer Palmieri and Erin Haynes in an early episode of Monday's episode. Haynes then asks Nixon to explain what he means by Donalds "bringing back the worst parts of our history." "I mean, he's the one who says black people were better off under Jim Crow," Nixon replies.

The match has been controversial but it seems to be reaching a new level of passion as it heads into the final two weeks.

Nixon has said at rallies that he wants to keep funding the police, a common anti-DSA blow, because he wants Moody, Ron DeSantis and Trump in prison. In turn, Vice President J. (Nixon in this episode: "They have nothing but tyranny to run on.")

Meanwhile, Jolie has been criticized for not being soft on young people. A hot new ad features a retired US general calling Donald Donald "weak" and a "hypocrite". (Palmiri and Haynes discuss the ad in the new episode.)

Launched earlier this year, Long Play examines divisions and shifting political alignments in various southern states. After ending its first season with trips to Georgia, Texas and other southern states, the series begins its second season before midterms with a Florida episode.

Five key episodes and three bonus episodes are scheduled to take place on both sides of the midterms, taking place in Texas and Georgia, where close Senate races are spreading among other states. The overall goal remains to reset perceptions of the district as a Republican base, which conservatives say is too simplistic and old-fashioned.

In Florida, Donalds, looking to woo the black vote to win his gubernatorial vote, recently told an audience at HBCU Florida A&M, "You've been loyal to that party [Democrats], have they been loyal to you?" Donalds would be Florida's first black governor, though he has struggled to win the support of large numbers of black voters, even losing 17 counties to white opponents in the August primary.

As for the Senate, the blue Florida seat (the seat Nixon is seeking is currently held by Moody, who was appointed Secretary of State two years ago by Marco Rubio's pick), would be nice for Florida Democrats, but not necessary to regain control of the Senate.

Nixon says on the show that he thinks the win is viable for him. "So, frankly, there's a series of polls," Nixon said as he sought to become the first black senator and the first female Democratic senator in Florida history. Some scores range from a tie to seven points. Lately, one point was two, I was two down, like yesterday. Therefore, the only poll that matters is the election day poll."

"My point is that neither side can ever write off Florida. It's too big and dynamic to take for granted ... any outcome is possible," Palmieri said in an email. "The 2026 midterm cycle has been unpredictable — and Florida is arguably one of the biggest examples of that unpredictability," Hines added.

Palmieri, a former manager of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, who also hosted Showtime's The Circus, and Haynes, editor of The 19, co-hosted the show. The show co-hosted with Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of NOLA. Crooked Media produces the Jon Favreau Exec fixture. An accompanying podcast will also be released.