Florida Democratic Senate Primary: DSA-backed Angie Nixon defeats Alex Vindman

Published Aug 19, 01:30 PM UTC

Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialists of America member and underfunded state representative from Jacksonville, won Florida's Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat, defeating Alex Vindman who had national name recognition from the 2019 Trump impeachment. Nixon raised only $975,000 compared to Vindman's $16.3 million, and spent $60,000 on ads versus his $2.2 million. She now faces Republican incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody in November, who is favored. Nixon's platform includes Medicare for All, a $25/hour federal minimum wage, a billionaire tax, state-provided childcare, a national rent freeze, free public college, and student debt cancellation. The article criticizes these policies as economically unsound and warns of a wave of populist socialist candidates. Separately, moderate Democrats Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz won their primaries against democratic socialist challengers. The newsletter also includes a brief travelogue about Fire Island, New York.