Democratic Socialist Wins Upset in FL Senate Primary | Balance of Power: Late Edition 08/19/2026

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The Left Notches Another Win With This Secret Weapon: Old-Fashioned Organizing

State Representative Angie Nixon scored a stunning upset on Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary. Now comes the hard part: running as a progressive firebrand in a red state.

By Patricia Mazzei

Democratic socialist unexpectedly wins Florida primary

Angie Nixon beats army veteran Alex Vindman in party’s US Senate race

Why a stunning democratic socialist win in Florida is different

Angie Nixon’s victory in the Senate primary was powered by voters who normally don’t gravitate to progressives in the state’s lowest-income and less-educated counties.

By Dan Merica, Clara Ence Morse, Teo Armus

Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment

‘They call us extreme, they call us radical,’ the progressive candidate said. ‘But I think people see through that’ US politics live – latest updates It wasn’t supposed to be this way. In conservative Florida, Alex Vindman – a retired army intelligence officer who blew this whistle on Donald Trump in his first term – appeared set to carry the Democratic establishment banner as the party’s staged a long-shot bid to topple a Republican US senator. Continue reading...

By Richard Luscombe in Miami

Florida senate primary winner Angie Nixon relied on grassroots organizing

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Angie Nixon, a progressive democrat who won her U.S. Senate primary in Florida despite being massively outmatched in terms of spending.

By Sarah Handel

Who is Angie Nixon? Bullhorn-wielding socialist upsets establishment favorite in Sunshine State stunner

Democratic Socialists of America member Angie Nixon defeated Alexander Vindman in Florida despite his massive $16.3 million campaign war chest.

Who won and lost in Florida primaries: Key takeaways

Florida primaries reveal political shifts, reshaping key races ahead of crucial US midterm elections in November.

Democratic socialist defeats Vindman to take on Moody for Florida Senate

Indian American Pia Dandiya’s first reaction after Democratic primary win in Florida; ‘It is my dream…’

Pia Dandiya won Florida’s Democratic primary and will face Republican Casey Askar in the November congressional election.

Alexander Vindman Suffers Double-Digit Loss To Socialist Angie Nixon In Florida Senate Primary

Alexander Vindman Suffers Double-Digit Loss To Socialist Angie Nixon In Florida Senate Primary Alexander Vindman - a central Russiagate figure who flipped out when Donald Trump asked Ukraine to investigate Biden family corruption - and who was offered the job of Ukraine's Minister of Defense three times two months before the infamous 'perfect' Trump-Zelensky call - was just beaten out of a Florida Senate seat by Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon, 44-56 in Tuesday night's primary....

By Tyler Durden