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How outlets cover Nixon · Oct 5 – Oct 7, 2026

Florida Poll Shows Republicans Leading in Governor and Senate Races

A Mason-Dixon poll found Ashley Moody ahead of Angie Nixon and Byron Donalds ahead of David Jolly. Center coverage emphasizes poll details and voter views; right-leaning coverage spotlights Republican leads, including Hispanic voters and the governor’s race.

Lead article · NBC News · CENTERFlorida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and Senate
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A Mason-Dixon poll found Ashley Moody leading Angie Nixon in Florida’s Senate race and Byron Donalds leading David Jolly in the governor’s race.

Center outlets emphasize the poll’s margins and findings about voter groups and policy views. Right-leaning outlets likewise report Republican leads, highlighting Democrats’ standing among Hispanic voters in one article and the governor’s race in another.

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“Poll margins and voter views”

Center articles present Nixon as Moody’s trailing challenger while focusing on poll margins and voter-group findings.

4 CENTER ARTICLES
NBC NewsOCT 7 · 6:00 AM ET
Florida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and SenateNixon is Moody’s challenger in the Senate race, and the poll places her behind.CRED 85BAL 70 PORTRAYS NIXON: NEUTRAL
NBC 6 South FloridaOCT 7 · 9:40 AM ET
Poll shows Ashley Moody leading Angie Nixon in Florida's U.S. Senate raceThe poll found Nixon trailing Ashley Moody while leading among some voter groups.CRED 78BAL 75 PORTRAYS NIXON: NEUTRAL
Florida PoliticsOCT 6 · 8:56 PM ET
Mason-Dixon poll: Ashley Moody hits 50%, Angie Nixon 40%, and Republicans back the Senator 91% to 3%The poll places Nixon 10 points behind Moody while showing her leading among several voter groups.CRED 69BAL 75 PORTRAYS NIXON: NEUTRAL

How outlets portrayed Nixon

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Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 4 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral.

1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. OCT 5: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 6: Left 0, Center 1, Right 1. OCT 7: Left 0, Center 3, Right 1.

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