Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary
Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon scored a major upset over former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman in the Florida Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, setting up a general election race against Republican Sen. Vindman, a retired lieutenant colonel and Iraq War veteran and who rose to prominence as a witness during President Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment hearings, was viewed as a heavy favorite against Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, heading into Tuesday’s contest. Vindman has raised $16 million for his campaign, a significant number for a Democrat in red-leaning Florida. The testimony helped launch Trump’s first impeachment by the House.
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