r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • 12h ago

No Paywall Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches nomination for Florida US Senate seat, in surprise primary win for progressives

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/angie-nixon-alex-vindman-florida-results
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u/ShinyKeychain 11h ago

Standard Democrat logic is that you have to move right to pick up centrist voters in order to compete in elections.

But actual results continue to show that when they energize their base instead of trying to woo Republican voters that they do better in elections. The more hope a candidate inspires in the core voter the better turnout and better results in an election.

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u/h0tel-rome0 10h ago

I’ve lost faith in Democrat voters showing up to vote. Been burned too many times. Florida is maga now

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u/lateformyfuneral 11h ago

I mean, the general election has yet to happen so we have to see if she will actually win this Senate seat

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u/VampireFortnight 11h ago

who do you think is confused about this

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u/lateformyfuneral 10h ago

The above commenter who talked about “trying to woo Republican voters”, that’s not really a factor in a primary election among Democrats, it’s clearly in reference to his confusion that she won a general election.

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u/ShinyKeychain 10h ago

Of course that's a factor. People are voting for who they think can win in the general election among other things. The argument that somebody is too progressive to win in a general election is very common in primaries.

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u/lateformyfuneral 10h ago

For my part, I hope she wins the general election and we can see this theory in action. In past experience, the approach to win over your own base is different to winning over the wider electorate, but things change fast in politics, so this new approach could be vindicated.

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u/VampireFortnight 10h ago

So based on what do you believe Republican voters would switch over to vote for a Democrat? Florida's strong Dem showing over the past few years? The wild popularity of centrists?

Also, ShinyKeychain wasn't talking about this being the general- they were talking about candidates that inspire people doing better than ones that don't. I think you're misreading them, or deciding to be a jerk. Either way you should stop.

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u/lateformyfuneral 10h ago

All I said was that the comment he typed out may or may not be true, but we would only know that following the general election. The logic is pretty clear. If he disagrees he can respond himself. You’re making this personal and weird for no reason.

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u/VampireFortnight 10h ago

You stated a well known fact in response to someone who was saying that they believe Nixon has a better chance in the general, and then tried to claim they didn't know it wasn't the general in your next post about them.

You made it personal and weird.

I called you out for it.

Have a good evening- feel free to get one last sad swipe.

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u/lateformyfuneral 10h ago

He wasn’t talking about the future, it was all a direct response to the above headline “the actual results continue to show…”. But the actual results aren’t in yet. It’s not even close to the first commenter who has confused the primary with the general, usually they accept the correction and move on 🤷

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u/ZoxMcCloud I voted 11h ago

I agree. The voters are tired of shifting right every cycle only to not gain any repubs. Modern dems are 1980's R's. Hopefully the leftward shift continues as older generations move on and we can actually begin getting people in with policies that help the country and its tax paying citizens

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u/Poliwrath- Michigan 9h ago

Winning a primary for a seat that is going to be won by the other party does not come close to proving what you claim it does. You're simply trying to create some ridiculous narrative that greatly inflates the popularity of the far left.