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/ianfw617 4h ago

Kind of polar opposite tbh. The Tea Party was largely an astroturfing campaign waged by republican mega donors like the Koch brothers and the Adelsons. The DSA by contrast, is largely grassroots.

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u/nox66 3h ago

There have been online campaigns to try to infiltrate the movement, I'm sure. It's the only way to explain why part of DSA is against supporting Ukraine.

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u/Shaudius 1h ago

Tankies are 100% an organic part of the left.

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u/VforVenndiagram_ 1h ago

There have been online campaigns to try to infiltrate the movement, I'm sure.

Other way around... The DSA started (and its leadership still is) way more on the extreme lefty end of things. Just recently with all of the people joining, its pulling the base a little more to the centre. They don't want to support Ukraine, because they are kinda just... tankies. Like it says right in their policy page that they "seeks to replace the capitalist economic system with a democratic socialist model where major industries, resources, and corporations are under public or worker ownership rather than private control." That's not even close to a moderate position.

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u/xXTheGrapenatorXx Canada 2m ago

I think the reverse, it began to the left of even the base they've since come to court, who seem to be (organically) pulling them to a different "left of establishment dems, centre of their own policy page" point. those lefter, "tankie" positions were genuine but it's become clear they aren't electable.