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POLITICS● LOW3h ago · Oct 2, 2026, 9:10 AM

"Strange bedfellows": Bernie Sanders, Florida Dems and a benchmark $250k donation

Axios · north america

MIAMI — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is sending the Florida Democratic Party $250,000. It's a relative pittance in the Sunshine State — but the check signals a big political shift.Why it matters: The state party's moderate leaders have resisted the rising tide of democratic socialists elevated by Sanders for years. But political changes and financial need have brought the two together like never before:The Florida Democratic Party is essentially broke after decades of being out of power, and national establishment Democratic organizations have so far refused to help.Angie Nixon, who joined the

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