Angie Nixon scores socialist breakthrough in Trump's Florida
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Angie Nixon's stunning Florida Senate primary win on Tuesday gave the Democratic Socialists of America its biggest statewide breakthrough yet: For the first time ever, a DSA member won a major-party nomination for statewide office.
Key facts
- Angie Nixon's stunning Florida Senate primary win on Tuesday gave the Democratic Socialists of America its biggest statewide breakthrough yet: For the first time ever, a DSA member won a major-party
- Nixon's breakthrough came one week after fellow DSA member Francesca Hong narrowly lost Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary and two weeks after a left-wing candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, won
- What they're sayin g: "I reject socialism," the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, David Jolly, said on MSNOW
- The breakthrough —the biggest upset in modern Florida Democratic politics— was also stunning because Republicans have spent years making opposition to socialism central to their political brand
Summary
The breakthrough —the biggest upset in modern Florida Democratic politics— was also stunning because Republicans have spent years making opposition to socialism central to their political brand in the state. Nixon, a Jacksonville state representative and former union organizer who joined DSA during the campaign, beat former Trump impeachment witness Alex Vindman. The scale of the upset was extraordinary: Nixon won by double digits despite raising $975,000 to Vindman's $16.3 million in President Trump's home state. Nixon's breakthrough came one week after fellow DSA member Francesca Hong narrowly lost Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary and two weeks after a left-wing candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, won Michigan's Senate nomination.