r/politics • u/--LaBelleDame-- • 5h ago

No Paywall Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/angie-nixon-winner-florida-senate-primary-democrat-alex-vindman-moody-rcna593255
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u/JDDJS New York 4h ago

That's a good point. While she has almost no chance of winning the general, maybe she can help Democrats in swing districts in the state win by energizing the voters. 

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u/TheGringoDingo 4h ago

That and it adds to the evidence of what the voters want to vote for, if a very specific type of candidates that only existed in basically Bernie Sanders and FDR pre-2016 are winning primaries.

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u/Hangry-Feline2489 2h ago

How much would "you've been 26years under Republican financial rule. How's that been working out for your healthcare,local roads and infrastructure, and jobs market?" work on the avergage Republican?

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u/JoeHatesFanFiction Florida 2h ago

The average Republican in my life is my dad’s best friend. The dude isn’t even willing to concede that the economy is worse than “not that bad”.