Video Democratic Socialist aims to flip Florida Senate seat

Angie Nixon is een democratisch socialist die zich kandidaat stelt voor de Senaat van Florida.

Angie Nixon is a Democratic Socialist running for the Florida Senate.

Ze verraste veel mensen door haar voorverkiezing in augustus te winnen.

She surprised many people by winning her primary election in August.

Nu werkt ze hard om de algemene verkiezingen te winnen.

Now she is working hard to win the general election.

Recente peilingen laten zien dat ze slechts vier punten achterligt op haar Republikeinse tegenstander.

Recent polls show her trailing her Republican opponent by only four points.

Dit kleine verschil zorgt voor veel spanning in de politieke strijd.

This narrow gap creates a lot of tension in the political race.

Nixon wil de belangen van haar gemeenschap vertegenwoordigen in de hoofdstad van de staat.

Nixon wants to represent the interests of her community in the state capital.

Haar aanhangers geloven dat ze deze zetel naar de Democratische kant kan verplaatsen.

Her supporters believe she can flip this seat to the Democratic side.

De komende weken zullen de toekomst van deze competitieve campagne bepalen.

The coming weeks will determine the future of this competitive campaign.

Vocabulary (Dutch)

Democratic Socialist

democratisch socialist

Primary election

voorverkiezing

Republican opponent

Republikeinse tegenstander

Polls

peilingen

General election

algemene verkiezingen

Campaign

campagne

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