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Democratic candidate for US Senate Angie Nixon speaks on stage during a fireside chat at Florida Memorial University, October 8, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

BOCA RATON, Florida (JTA) – Over a bagel with cream cheese and lox, Ron, a Jewish South Florida attorney, admitted that he hasn’t quite figured out his ballot.

Seated at Flakowitz Bagel Inn, a New York-style Jewish deli nestled in a Boca Raton parking lot, Ron — who declined to share his last name to protect his privacy — said he tends to go with moderate Democrats.

And that’s making the US Senate race a real puzzler.

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“I’m really torn,” said Ron, a Boynton Beach resident.

He has no intention of voting for Ashley Moody, the Donald Trump-backed Republican who was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to replace Marco Rubio last year when Rubio became secretary of state.…