{"id":6909,"date":"2026-08-19T08:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6909"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:36:17","slug":"dsa-member-angie-nixon-upsets-trump-impeachment-witness-alex-vindman-in-florida-democratic-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6909","title":{"rendered":"DSA member Angie Nixon upsets Trump impeachment witness Alex Vindman in Florida Democratic Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Far-left Florida state lawmaker Angie Nixon shocked retired Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman in Tuesday night\u2019s special Democratic Senate primary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With most of the expected vote in, Nixon led Vindman, 56% to 44%, giving the far left a major success on an otherwise disappointing night in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n

Nixon is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, while Vindman served as a key witness in President Trump\u2019s first impeachment trial over his demand that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate then-former Vice President Joe Biden\u2019s family business entanglements in exchange for the release of $400 million in military aid.<\/p>\n

Nixon will take on incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) in November. The winner of that race will serve the remainder of the six-year term that Secretary of State Marco Rubio won in 2022.<\/p>\n

Moody, the former attorney general of Florida, overcame token opposition in the Republican primary, netting nearly 80% of the vote.<\/p>\n

Nixon, 42, has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020, representing parts of her hometown of Jacksonville.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ahead of the primary, Nixon received endorsements from \u201cSquad\u201d Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nixon was also backed by pro-Palestinian children\u2019s YouTuber Ms. Rachel and anti-Israel ex-Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Like other far-left candidates in primaries around the country, Nixon has vowed to push for \u201cMedicare for all,\u201d abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and end US aid to Israel if elected.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her victory came despite Vindman\u2019s massive fundraising advantage and name recognition stemming from his role in Trump\u2019s impeachment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vindman had raised more than $16 million for his failed campaign while Nixon took in a meager $975,000, according to Florida Politics.<\/p>\n

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