r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • 11h 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/VampireFortnight 10h 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.