{"id":420773,"date":"2026-10-07T00:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/420773\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T00:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:54:35","slug":"tampas-democratic-socialists-are-canvassing-then-going-to-a-soccer-game-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/420773\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa’s Democratic Socialists are canvassing, then going to a soccer game this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AManny Ramirez at WMNF studios in Tampa, Florida on April 3, 2026. Credit: Ray Roa \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

The Tampa Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> (TDSA) aren\u2019t just knocking on doors this month.<\/p>\n

After a morning canvassing session on Oct. 10 supporting Ashley Hermann\u2019s run for the Florida House seat for District 69, the local chapter is heading to Ybor City kava bar Spookeasy for drinks before steering the crew to watch the city\u2019s first professional women\u2019s soccer team, Tampa Bay Sun, faces the Carolina Ascent FC at 6 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The day after, TDSA\u2019s will canvass for Hermann again then hold a general body meeting that\u2019s open to the public discussing her campaign against incumbent Danny Alvarez.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited about Ashley\u2019s campaign as she is currently the only DSA candidate in Florida who has received endorsement from our national organization in addition to her local chapter, Tampa DSA,\u201d Tampa DSA Co-Chair Manny Ramirez told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. \u201cWe have a busy month of events lined up leading to the election in November.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following weekend on Oct. 18, TDSA is doing a no cover geology tour at Lithia Springs Conservation Park led by a professional geologist a part of the Ecosocialists network of TDSA<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Democratic Socialists are having a moment nationally thanks to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, who upset the political establishment last November. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a DSA-backed candidate for one of Michigan\u2019s U.S. Senate seats is currently leading in the polls against<\/a> Republican Mike Rogers.<\/p>\n

In Florida all eyes are on Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon, who joined DSA ahead of her new campaign for the U.S. Senate. Just last Sunday, Nixon, who will receive $23 million from Bernie Sanders\u2019 war chest<\/a>, was at the University of South Florida\u2019s Tampa campus for a student town hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This article appears in Oct. 01 \u2013 07, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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