佛罗里达州民主党参议员提名人安吉·尼克松（Angie Nixon）周五在接受采访时难以说明自己是资本主义者还是社会主义者，引来共和党参议员阿什利·穆迪（Ashley Moody）竞选团队的尖锐批评，此时双方候选人已进入佛州参议院竞选的最后一周。
Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon struggled to identify whether she was a capitalist or socialist during an interview on Friday — drawing sharp criticism from Republican Sen. Ashley Moody's campaign as the candidates entered the final week of Florida's Senate race.
Politico记者达莎·伯恩斯（Dasha Burns）就尼克松加入美国民主社会主义者组织（Democratic Socialists of America，简称DSA）一事对其提出质询，指出她此前曾自我认定为资本主义者，却加入了这个社会主义组织。当伯恩斯追问尼克松个人如何定位时，这位杰克逊维尔籍民主党人反复表示不确定。
Politico's Dasha Burns confronted the nominee over her membership in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), noting that she had previously identified herself as a capitalist despite joining the socialist organization. When Burns pressed Nixon to explain how she personally identified, the Jacksonville Democrat repeatedly expressed uncertainty.
“我不知道。我不知道。就像，我不知道，”尼克松在《对话》（The Conversation）节目中说。“我认定自己是安吉·尼克松，一位黑人女性、前单亲妈妈，希望确保没人必须像我当年做单亲妈妈时那样挣扎，”她补充道。
"I don't know. I don't know. Like, I don't know," Nixon said on "The Conversation." "I identify as Angie Nixon, as a Black woman who was a former single mom, who wants to make sure that no one has to struggle the way I struggled when I was a single mom," she added.
穆迪的发言人卡梅伦·甘比尼（Cameron Gambini）在向Fox News Digital发布的声明中批评尼克松的回答，质疑她的意识形态承诺，并提及围绕她近期关于古巴言论的另一场争议。
Cameron Gambini, a spokesperson for Moody, criticized Nixon's response in a statement to Fox News Digital, questioning her ideological commitments and referencing a separate controversy surrounding her recent comments about Cuba.
“安吉·尼克松自愿报名成为民主党社会主义者成员，”他说。“现在她显然后悔让真面目暴露无遗。就在昨天，她拒绝承认古巴是独裁政权。社会主义者安吉是个激进疯子，永远踏不上参议院议场。定案了。”
"Angie Nixon voluntarily signed up to be a member of the Democrat Socialists," he said. "Now she's clearly regretting letting her true colors shine. And just yesterday, she refused to say Cuba was a dictatorship. Socialist Angie is a radical lunatic who will never step foot on the Senate floor.
周一接受CBS新闻采访时被直接问及是否认为古巴是独裁国家，尼克松说：“你知道，那是人们告诉我的。我从未去过古巴，所以只能听他们的。”随后，尼克松对CBS新闻对其回答的描述提出异议，坚称她相信将政府描述为独裁的古巴人。CBS删除了最初的社交媒体帖子，并承认其描述不准确地代表了她的回答。
Case-closed." When asked directly during an interview on Monday with CBS News whether Nixon considered Cuba a dictatorship, she said, "You know, that is what people have told me. I have never been to Cuba, and so I will have to take their word for it." Nixon subsequently challenged CBS News' characterization of her answer, maintaining that she believed Cubans who described their government as a dictatorship.
“这令人失望，但不得不说，[CBS新闻]，这是编辑报道的严重失职，”尼克松在X平台发帖称。“在这段视频中，我明确表示，虽然我本人没有去过古巴，但我与古巴人交谈过，他们将其描述为独裁政权，我相信他们。声称我拒绝回答该问题纯属捏造。”“这不是新闻报道，这是错误信息，”她接着说。
CBS deleted its initial social media post and acknowledged that its description had inaccurately represented her response. "It’s disappointing to have to say this, but [CBS News], this is a serious failure of editorial reporting," Nixon said in a post on X. "I clearly state in this clip that while I have not personally been to Cuba, I have spoken with Cubans who have described it as a dictatorship, and I believe them. To claim I declined to answer the question is categorically false." "That is not journalism. It is misinformation," she continued.
美国“转折点”组织发言人安德鲁·科尔韦特在给福克斯新闻数字版的声明中，批评这位民主党提名人在接受《政治报》采访时，关于她是否为社会主义者的回答，暗示她试图因佛罗里达州的政治含义而与社会主义划清界限。
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet criticized the Democratic nominee's response to Politico about whether she was a socialist, in a statement to Fox News Digital, suggesting she was attempting to distance herself from socialism because of its political implications in Florida.
“可能有民调专家或政治顾问告诉她，社会主义在佛罗里达州行不通，”他说。“所以她给出了最站不住脚、最不真诚的解释，来掩饰她实际上有多么激进、多么缺乏经济常识。她似乎认为，仅仅身处美国国境之内就使你成为资本主义者。”“但正如身处美国并不使某人成为美国人一样，竞选参议员也不会突然让安吉·尼克松成为一个高明的骗子，”他接着说。
"Some pollster or political consultant probably told her socialism doesn’t sell in Florida," he said. "So she’s offering the flimsiest and most insincere of explanations for how radical, and economically illiterate she really and truly is. She seems to contend that existing within the land border of America makes you a capitalist." "But just like existing in America doesn’t make someone an American, running for Senate doesn’t suddenly make Angie Nixon a good liar," he continued.
最初，在《对话》节目的同一问答环节中，伯恩斯询问尼克松是否认为自己是资本主义者还是社会主义者，促使这位民主党提名人首先强调了她对政府援助项目的支持。
Initially, in the same exchange on "The Conversation," Burns asked Nixon whether she considered herself a capitalist or socialist, prompting the Democratic nominee to first emphasize her support for government assistance programs.
“因此我想说的是，我生活在一个资本主义社会，我只是希望确保人们拥有强有力的社会项目和安全网项目，因为我以前不得不使用过它们，”尼克松说。“所以，你们可以随意给我贴标签，但请知道我将继续在这里为勤劳的民众、退休人员和残疾人工作、奋斗。”
"So what I would say is, I live in a capitalistic society and I just want to make sure that people have strong social programs and safety net programs because I've had to use them before," Nixon said. "So, you can call me whatever you want, but just know that I'm going to be out here working and fighting for hardworking and retired people and folks living with disabilities."
在整个采访过程中，尼克松反驳了政治意识形态标签，表示她“不在乎标签”，并认为自己是一名“人道主义者”。她还表示，自己依然是一名“终身民主党人”，并指出她和丈夫都是小企业主，不会“想要接管任何人的生意”。尼克松还解释说，她之所以加入美国民主社会主义者组织，是因为当地的社区工作，并提到当“政府停摆发生”、人们失去SNAP福利（补充营养援助计划福利）时，该组织成员曾帮助过她的非营利组织。
Throughout the interview, Nixon pushed back against political ideological branding, saying that she didn’t "care about labels" and considered herself a "humanist." She also said she remains a "lifelong Democrat," and noted that both she and her husband are small business owners who wouldn’t "want to take over anyone’s business." Nixon also explained that she joined the DSA due to local community work, noting how members helped her nonprofit when "the government shutdown happened" and people lost SNAP benefits.
尼克松的这种不确定性与她8月在NBC新闻节目《与媒体见面》上的表现形成对比，当时主持人克里斯滕·韦尔克就她的美国民主社会主义者组织成员身份对她进行追问。在该次采访中，尼克松拒绝了社会主义者标签，并明确表示拥护资本主义。“我是一名主张我们需要强有力监管的资本主义者，”尼克松说。
Nixon's uncertainty contrasted with her August appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press" when host Kristen Welker pressed her about her DSA membership. During the interview, Nixon rejected the socialist label and explicitly embraced capitalism. "I'm a capitalist who believes that we need some strong regulation," Nixon said.
尼克松于6月加入美国民主社会主义者组织，但此前曾拒绝其全国政治纲领中的几项提议，包括废除美国参议院、起草新宪法和削减军费。
Nixon joined the DSA in June but previously rejected several proposals in its national political program, including abolishing the U.S. Senate, drafting a new Constitution and defunding the military.
该组织还主张主要企业和关键行业实行公有制，尽管它在全国层面并未背书尼克松的竞选活动。
The organization has also advocated public ownership of major corporations and essential industries, although it did not nationally endorse Nixon's campaign.
尼克松正在挑战穆迪，后者是在马可·鲁比奥成为国务卿后，由佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯任命为美国参议员的。
Nixon is challenging Moody, whom Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed to the U.S. Senate after Marco Rubio became Secretary of State.
福克斯新闻数字频道联系了尼克松、哥伦比亚广播公司和美国民主社会主义者组织置评，但未立即收到回复。
Fox News Digital reached out to Nixon, CBS and the DSA for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.