Florida Republican Sen. Ashley Moody criticized the Democratic Socialists of America’s economic platform in an interview published Oct. 12, 2026, framing the debate as a choice between greater government control and private-sector competition.
Moody is running against Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon, whom the report identifies as a DSA member. Moody argued that policies such as rent freezes, wealth taxes and government-backed services would weaken markets. She contrasted those proposals with tax relief measures she said Republicans support.
The report cited a Florida Chamber Foundation publication from July 2026 that put the state’s economy at $1.8 trillion and said it grew 6.3% over the preceding year. It also cited federal inflation figures, reporting that consumer prices rose 0.4% in the most recent month covered and were 3.4% higher than a year earlier.
Moody pointed to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s 2025 election and campaign proposals, including universal childcare and a rent freeze for rent-stabilized apartments, as examples of policies she opposes. She also drew comparisons to Cuba’s state-controlled economy. Those comparisons and her claims about the effects of government intervention were arguments made by Moody, not independently established findings in the report.
The article said Nixon’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment on Moody’s remarks or Nixon’s policy positions. It did not include a response from Nixon or detailed statements from her campaign about the issues raised.
