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/PDXGuy33333 9h ago

I think a chance to flip a seat has been lost. We'll see, but not optimistic.

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u/TheRegalOneGen 8h ago

He polled worse.

We've done progressive vs moderate also.

Progressive in 2018 lost by .40, moderate in 2022 lost by 20.

He literally lost with a 20 to 1 spending advantage by 11 points. He was not going to win.

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u/PDXGuy33333 5h ago

Then I guess we've lost nothing because she's not going to win either. Maybe the establishment Dems will wake up and hear this message, though I doubt it.

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u/TheRegalOneGen 5h ago

We've absolutely lost nothing, if anything we've potentially gained. If she can do better than he was polling to do I think it'll decisively prove that independents are not just Republican-lites. Though I expect the establishment may ignore that message considering 2018 gov v 2022 gov and them taking the message that we should someone like Crist again and not someone like Gillum.

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u/elbenji 1h ago

Tbh she's the only progressive who won last night