U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) is touting how she's helped everyday American workers make ends meet as they face ongoing affordability concerns in a campaign ad released this week.
The ad was shared on Sen. Moody's social media page.
It begins showing a woman working long hours at a diner to reference Sen. Moody voting in favor of ending federal taxes on tips and Social Security as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, or One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in July 2025.
"She works nine-hour shifts, mostly on her feet," Moody says. "They spent 40 years paying into Social Security. Every dollar in this diner was earned."
Sen. Moody goes on to criticize Angie Nixon, her democratic opponent in the Senate special election, for doing the opposite.
"I'm Ashley Moody, and I voted to stop taxing tips and Social Security, while my opponent backed a four-trillion-dollar tax hike on everyone in this diner," Moody continues. "It's socialism or freedom, and it's not complicated."
The ad follows another criticizing Nixon for being a socialist last month. Moody, along with many Republicans, have looked to correlate Democrats to socialism ahead of the November general election.
Nixon openly joined the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in June. However, she pushed back on being fully on board with the DSA in an interview with CBS News Miami earlier this month.
But Nixon is still a part of the club, one that includes U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY). The popular soon-to-be 37-year-old progressive endorsed Nixon last month.
Ocasio-Cortez is also rumored as a 2028 Democratic presidential candidate.
Moody called the choice between freedom and socialism "not complicated" in the previous ad. It appears she's making that a focal point in her bid for a full term.
Florida's former attorney general, Moody was appointed to the Senate by Gov. Ron DeSantis in January 2025.
The general election is Nov. 3.
