Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Could a democratic socialist end up in the Florida senate?

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. Ashley Moody.

Moody and Nixon are vying to serve the final two years of the term Secretary of State Marco Rubio won in 2022. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Moody to the seat last year after Trump selected Rubio for his cabinet.

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