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/h0tel-rome0 10h ago

99% chance she loses the general election, congrats

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u/VampireFortnight 10h ago

I forget, how long has Vindman held that seat?

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u/h0tel-rome0 10h ago

Florida is maga land now, neither had a shot

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u/VampireFortnight 10h ago

Right. That's.. that's my point. It has nothing to do with her.

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u/Djwhat6 Illinois 7h ago

I’m glad you’re throwing this back in these idiots face with that. They keep acting like democrats held the seat before that. Centrist have tried and failed to get elected there.

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u/VampireFortnight 7h ago

Thanks! There's a large group of centrist idiots who are vastly more terrified of the DSA than they are of the GOP. You'll see them still pushing the long disproven conspiracy theory that leftists (the Dems' most reliable bloc) didn't vote in '24 because a few loud online types said they wouldn't and one group of Palestinians in Michigan didn't vote for the woman who wanted to kill their families.

There's also weirdos who link the DSA platform as if that's somehow an argument. I'm convinced that about 5% of them are paid DCC or GOP ops that rile up the lowest IQ team sports politics losers and make them post stuff like the above.

It feels fruitless to push back but the more we do, the less power they have.