From left, Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) during a campaign event in Kissimmee, Fla., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. Ocasio-Cortez, who has carefully picked which progressive Democrats to support in this year’s midterm elections, quietly made her way to Central Florida on Wednesday to lend her star power to Angie Nixon’s underdog Senate candidacy. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times) By PATRICIA MAZZEI Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who…
