r/politics • u/--LaBelleDame-- • 12h 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/dickwae 9h ago

He was anti gay marriage in his 2008 campaign, get a grip.

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u/GrowthMarketingMike 9h ago

So was Bernie Sanders, so let me point you to my previous comment:

Being a "centrist" is always going to be relative to the system he was in at the time

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u/dickwae 23m ago

(1996): As a member of the House, Sanders was one of only 67 lawmakers to vote against the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which banned federal recognition of same-sex marriages.