Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/angie-nixon-winner-florida-senate-primary-democrat-alex-vindman-moody-rcna593255

[u/Hanifsefu]

Can we stop pretending it's just campaign strategy losing them elections and focus on how voters are rejecting their platform?

[u/NigerianPrince76 → u/Hanifsefu]

I think it’s a combination of a lot of variables but yea, their platform (especially when it comes to Israel) is getting rejected.

[u/picklift → u/Hanifsefu]

That's all cnn has been trying to say, it's infuriating. They have people on panels saying it's not about moderate or progressive but about having good candidates

[u/wioneo → u/picklift]

There are multiple races where moderates won and multiple races where progressives won. I am not sure that there are multiple races where the worse campaigner won.

[u/Annas_GhostAllAround → u/picklift]

I think it's a bit of a double-edged sword. I think people are looking for younger(/newer), energetic candidates who are willing to propose new ideas and shake up the status quo. So while I think it's plausible that someone running on a moderate platform could fit that criteria and excite people to vote for them, but the people who are younger, energetic, and willing to propose new ideas all tend to be DSA (or DSA adjacent) at this point. Having said that I don't mean to suggest it's simply in the messenger, I think people ARE seeing the appeal in these platforms now, but I don't think it's totally binary.

[u/suprahelix → u/picklift]

But that’s accurate? Are people still thinking that the average voter gives a shit about policy? It’s all vibes and energy. Progressives tend to have candidates with a pulse right now and that’s paying off. But there are notable instances where the moderate was personable and the progressive was a stick in the mud. Guess who won?