# DSA-affiliated Senate nominee sparks bipartisan uproar with comments on communist dictatorship

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dsa-affiliated-senate-nominee-sparks-bipartisan-uproar-with-comments-on-communist-dictatorship/
- Published: 2026-10-28T09:00:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T09:13:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dsa-affiliated-senate-nominee-sparks-bipartisan-uproar-comments-communist-dictatorship
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Nixon said Cubans she had spoken with described Cuba as a dictatorship.
- CBS corrected its post after Nixon challenged its portrayal of her answer.
- Democrats and Republicans in Florida criticised her remarks.

## Summary

Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon is facing criticism from Democrats and Republicans over her answer when asked whether Cuba is a dictatorship. She said she had never visited Cuba, but had spoken with Cubans who called it a dictatorship and believed them; the dispute has renewed scrutiny of her political views as she campaigns in a state with a large Cuban-American community.

CBS News deleted and corrected an initial post that said Nixon had declined to answer. Florida Democrats Phil Ehr and Elliott Rodriguez nevertheless criticised her remarks, while Republicans including Senator Rick Scott and Representative Byron Donalds also condemned them. The controversy follows Nixon’s recent membership of the Democratic Socialists of America.

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