Ocasio-Cortez backs Nixon in Florida Senate race

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday threw her support behind Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist running for U.S. Senate.  In a statement shared on social media, the New York lawmaker said Nixon would be “an exemplary fighter for the working families of Florida.” “She did not get here by yielding to major…