Barack Obama endorses Democrat Angie Nixon for Florida Senate seat
The former president backed Senate candidate Angie Nixon and gubernatorial nominee David Jolly, while President Trump supported GOP gubernatorial contender Byron Donalds.
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What this story says
- Barack Obama endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon in Florida
- Obama also endorsed Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly
- Nixon is running against incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody
- President Donald Trump endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
48/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Former President Barack Obama announced his support for Democratic candidates in Florida shortly before the midterm elections. He released videos on the social platform X showing his endorsement of Angie Nixon, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, and of David Jolly, the Democratic candidate for governor.
Angie Nixon, a state representative, is challenging incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody for the Senate seat. In the gubernatorial race, Republican Byron Donalds has received an endorsement from President Donald Trump, while the Democratic contender David Jolly has been backed by Obama and former President Bill Clinton.
What the coverage left out
None of the left‑rated digests mention Obama’s endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 25 Oct 2026, 16:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- The left‑rated outlet Politico highlighted Obama’s status as the last Democratic presidential candidate to win Florida and noted the state’s shift toward the Republican Party since Trump’s rise. It did not mention the endorsement of David Jolly or any Republican endorsements.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- Centre‑rated outlets The Hill, Florida Politics and Florida Today reported Obama’s endorsements of both Angie Nixon and David Jolly, describing the video releases on X. Florida Today also noted President Trump’s endorsement of GOP gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, but none described Nixon as a progressive insurgent.
Right
4 rated outlets
- Right‑rated outlets Washington Examiner, El Vocero, Geller Report and WPEC focused on Obama’s backing of Angie Nixon, calling her a progressive insurgent in some cases. Geller Report additionally mentioned that President Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis endorsed incumbent Senator Ashley Moody. The other right digests did not reference the Jolly endorsement.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Barack Obama endorses Democrat Angie Nixon for Florida Senate seat?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 13% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Barack Obama endorses Democrat Angie Nixon for Florida Senate seat left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Barack Obama endorses Democrat Angie Nixon for Florida Senate seat biased?
- Barack Obama endorses Democrat Angie Nixon for Florida Senate seat is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Barack Obama endorses Democrat Angie Nixon for Florida Senate seat?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Barack Obama endorses Democrat Angie Nixon for Florida Senate seat?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Who did Barack Obama endorse in the Florida Senate race?
- Barack Obama endorsed Democratic state representative Angie Nixon for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida. He announced the endorsement in a video posted on the social platform X, describing her as the Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody.
- Which Republican candidate received Donald Trump's endorsement?
- President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Byron Donalds in the Florida gubernatorial race. The endorsement was noted in centre‑rated coverage and positions Donalds as the GOP candidate facing Democratic nominee David Jolly.
- What other candidate did Obama endorse besides Nixon?
- In addition to Angie Nixon, Barack Obama endorsed Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly. The endorsement was reported by centre‑rated outlets, which said both candidates shared videos of Obama’s support on X ahead of the midterm elections.
- When were the endorsements announced?
- The endorsements were announced on a Saturday, less than two weeks before the midterm elections. Digests from The Hill and other outlets note that Obama posted the endorsement videos on X on that Saturday morning, shortly before the election campaign entered its final phase.
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
3- Obama endorses Nixon, Jolly in last-minute campaign boost (opens The Hill in a new tab)
- First Clinton, and now Jolly picks up an endorsement from Obama (opens Florida Today in a new tab)
Florida Today — is Florida Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Barack Obama endorses Angie Nixon for Senate (opens Florida Politics in a new tab)
Florida Politics — is Florida Politics biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
4- Obama Backs Socialist Radical Angie Nixon as President Trump, Gov. DeSantis Endorse Ashley Moody (opens Geller Report in a new tab)
Geller Report — is Geller Report biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Obama backs Angie Nixon as Trump, DeSantis endorse Ashley Moody (opens WPEC in a new tab)
- Obama endorses Nixon after cry for support to party leadership (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Washington Examiner — is Washington Examiner biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Barack Obama Supports Angie Nixon in the Florida Senate Confrontation · Global Voices (opens El Vocero de Puerto Rico in a new tab)
El Vocero de Puerto Rico — is El Vocero de Puerto Rico biased? Our profile of this outlet
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