{"id":2646982,"date":"2026-08-19T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-back-another-socialist-scores-upset-dem-primary-victory-in-critical-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:23:27","slug":"theyre-back-another-socialist-scores-upset-dem-primary-victory-in-critical-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-back-another-socialist-scores-upset-dem-primary-victory-in-critical-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"They&#8217;re Back: Another Socialist Scores Upset Dem Primary Victory in Critical Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftheyre-back-another-socialist-scores-upset-dem-primary-victory-in-critical-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646982&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The passage discusses recent political developments and election outcomes, highlighting a surprising victory by Florida State Representative Angie Nixon, a socialist candidate, over the favored Alexander Vindman in a special election to fill the senate seat vacated by Marco rubio. Nixon&#8217;s campaign is characterized by progressive policies such as universal healthcare, higher taxes on the wealthy, abolition of for-profit prisons, and raising the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour.She is also noted for her activism, including being arrested during protests against redistricting. <\/p>\n<p>the article emphasizes the unexpectedness of her win, which diminishes the likelihood of a Republican upset in Florida\u2019s Senate race. It also portrays Vindman negatively, criticizing his political ambitions and former role as a whistleblower.The overall tone suggests caution about socialist influences gaining ground within the Democratic Party, but also notes some silver linings, such as the unlikely outcome of the Florida Senate race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, that respite certainly didn\u2019t last long.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fitting-hilarious-crazy-socialist-francesca-hong-loses-wisconsin-dem-gov-guy-re-entered-race-weeks-ago-wife-saw-bird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francesca Hong\u2019s humbling<\/a> in Wisconsin and Abdul El-Sayed\u2019s narrow escape during the primary in Michigan, one would have hoped that the summer of socialism was coming to a quick enough end. Sure, watching the Democrats destroy themselves is fun, up until a point. Then you have to worry about the fact that one of these Bernie-wannabes gets to decide where your money goes and how much of it they\u2019re going to take. So, no more worrying would have been a relief.<\/p>\n<p>And then came Tuesday night, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hasan-piker-says-candace-owens-single-handedly-protected-left-wing-extremism-charlie-kirk-theories-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hasan Piker contingent<\/a> continued its long march through the institution of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>In a special election to complete the term of former Sen. Marco Rubio, who resigned to become U.S. secretary of State, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon won in a surprise landslide over former National Security Council member Alexander Vindman. With over 95 percent of the votes in, Nixon held a 56 percent to 44 percent advantage over Vindman, best known as the so-called whistleblower who occasioned the first Donald Trump impeachment trial.<\/p>\n<p>Vindman was considered the heavy favorite going into Tuesday. The only major poll cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/democratic-primary\/2026\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a> showed him up by 10 points, albeit with a large contingent of undecided voters.<\/p>\n<p>Those voters apparently all broke for Nixon, a socialist described by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/08\/18\/us\/elections-florida-california-alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> as \u201ca progressive firebrand.\u201d That\u2019s the Times, mind you, so you know if they\u2019re saying it, it\u2019s bad. But then, here\u2019s Nixon talking about her race against the incumbent appointed to replace Rubio until the special election, GOP Sen. Ashley Moody:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UNHINGED: Florida Democrat Senate nominee Angie Nixon THREATENS Sen. Ashely Moody with violence while on CNN:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward Ashely Moody to taking you on and to whooping you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KNOW THIS: DSA member Nixon wants to abolish the police, abolish prison, and abolish borders. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lRYpKs8rJA\">pic.twitter.com\/lRYpKs8rJA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/2089913259767877968?\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This has \u201cFlorida woman\u201d story written all over it. Can we make sure this scuffle happens at a Denny\u2019s and\/or Waffle House? Because then it\u2019d be perfect.<\/p>\n<p>And, as always, Nixon has the bona fides to prove she\u2019s an insane-o socialist. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/us\/politics\/angie-nixon-democrat-florida-senate-candidate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Times<\/a>, \u201cher platform calls for universal health care, higher taxes on the wealthy, abolishing for-profit prisons and raising the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour.\u201d She also got herself arrested during what could charitably be called a \u201cprotest\u201d of the Republican redistricting in Florida.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd25 Gov. Ron DeSantis just had Rep. Angie Nixon (D) ARRESTED after she did an illegal \u201cSIT-IN\u201d at his office because of the redistricting of the 2026 Florida House map<\/p>\n<p>Nixon said two protesters who were with her at the time were arrested. At the time of her arrest, five\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RIbNBIda20\">pic.twitter.com\/RIbNBIda20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BrainCellsLeft (@braincellsl3ft) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/braincellsl3ft\/status\/2055419353353662903?\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And naturally, she has the Hasan \u201cAmerica Deserved 9\/11\u201d Piker seal of approval:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">one of the biggest upset victories in a statewide race for progressive angie nixon! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R26pqcIRD4\">https:\/\/t.co\/R26pqcIRD4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 hasanabi (@hasanthehun) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hasanthehun\/status\/2089868132798398787?\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To be fair, there are two silver linings in this whole debacle, albeit with the huge storm cloud of the socialist thunderstorm still hanging out there in the distance.<\/p>\n<p>The first is that this essentially removes any possibility of an upset from happening in the Florida Senate race. Yes, an upset was unlikely anyhow, but in a midterm year where the Republicans control both chambers of Congress and the White House, there are obvious headwinds and upsets can occur in the unlikeliest of places.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, as the prediction markets took note of after Nixon\u2019s shock victory, Florida\u2019s Senate race just became the unlikeliest-iest of the flips that the Democrats are eyeing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FLORIDA SENATE ODDS:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe5 Ashley Moody: 91%<br \/> \ud83d\udfe6 Angie Nixon: 9% <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y8dPmYKv0k\">pic.twitter.com\/y8dPmYKv0k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kalshi Politics (@KalshiPolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KalshiPolitics\/status\/2089867506429125051?\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s the tiny joy of seeing Vindman, that mephitic little dork with <a href=\"https:\/\/health.clevelandclinic.org\/what-to-know-about-main-character-syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">main character syndrome<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/war-hero-rips-biden-ridiculous-praise-vindman-wouldve-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occasioned the thoroughly groundless first Trump impeachment<\/a>, get embarrassed at his attempt to maintain relevancy seven years on from that escapade.<\/p>\n<p>Vindman\u2019s only qualities for being a senator were name recognition and hero worship among the Democratic faithful (although that\u2019s been subject to diminishing returns), and being enough of a cipher that he could be electable. The fact that he even thought this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alexander-vindman-takes-swipe-elon-musk-people-notice-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made him upper-chamber material<\/a> is summary proof of his delusional nature, and hopefully he\u2019ll sink back into a life of doing cable hits and speaking to half-empty event spaces.<\/p>\n<p>That said, having Alex Vindman to worry about would be a small price to pay for having the specter of the socialist takeover of the Democratic apparatus diminished again. Unlike the recent and overdue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nixon-trump-decades-long-war-deep-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rehabilitation of Richard Milhous\u2019 legacy<\/a>, this is a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nixons-2026-comeback-young-conservatives-embracing-richard-nixon-learn-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cNixonmaxxing\u201d<\/a> conservatives really need to ensure goes by the wayside posthaste.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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After Francesca Hong&#8217;s setback in Wisconsin and Abdul El-Sayed&#8217;s close call in Michigan, many hoped the summer of socialism was ending soon. 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