{"id":2647347,"date":"2026-08-20T11:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprise-florida-primary-results-highlight-the-massive-divide-in-the-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:30:37","slug":"surprise-florida-primary-results-highlight-the-massive-divide-in-the-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprise-florida-primary-results-highlight-the-massive-divide-in-the-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise Florida Primary Results Highlight the Massive Divide in the Democratic Party"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsurprise-florida-primary-results-highlight-the-massive-divide-in-the-democratic-party%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=2647347&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 content discusses the divisions within the Democratic Party highlighted by recent Florida primary elections. Democratic candidates aligned with the far-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) experienced notable victories, signaling a surge for their wing, while establishment-backedModerates like Rep.Jared Moskowitz prevailed comfortably in certain districts. Moskowitz emphasized that the DSA&#8217;s influence in Florida is quite limited,describing it as a \u201cdisaster area.\u201d conversely, progressive candidates like Angie Nixon, a new DSA member, secured unexpected wins, even against well-funded opponents like Alex Vindman, a critic of Trump and a former national Security Council figure. Nixon&#8217;s victory is seen as symbolic in a state that has shifted from a swing state to solid red territory.The primary results reveal a significant ideological conflict within the Democratic Party, with progressive socialists gaining ground amidst a backdrop of internal discord. Many expect that this internal party divide may benefit the Republican party in upcoming elections, especially considering Florida&#8217;s political landscape and the ongoing party frictions.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The deep division in the Democratic Party \u2014 and President Donald Trump\u2019s best hopes for the midterms \u2014 were on full display in the Florida primaries on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz in South Florida\u2019s 25th District trounced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-senators-still-undecided-about-future-in-senate\/\" title=\"4 senators still undecided about future in ...\">primary challenger backed<\/a> by the far-left Democratic Socialists of America, while a DSA-affiliated nutcase won an unexpected, resounding victory in the party\u2019s primary for Senate.<\/p>\n<p>And both results indicate trouble brewing for the Democrats in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida is known for hurricanes,\u201d Moskowitz told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2026\/08\/19\/moskowitz-dunks-on-the-dsa-01041431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico\u2019s Playbook<\/a> column on Tuesday after defeating opponent Barry Larkin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-primary-elections\/florida-us-house-district-25-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">63.5 percent to 36.5 percent<\/a> in the South Florida district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so the DSA is a disaster area in Florida \u2014 and there\u2019s no federal reimbursement coming to help these people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Jared Moskowitz beats DSA-backed primary challenger in redrawn Florida district <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ayrnuKld1b\">https:\/\/t.co\/ayrnuKld1b<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OaWibiY4zc\">pic.twitter.com\/OaWibiY4zc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2089864611440836702?\">August 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, state Rep. Angie Nixon, the unapologetically loony DSA newbie, scored a surprising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-primary-special-elections\/florida-senate-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">56.1 percent to 43.9 percent<\/a> win over Democratic-establishment backed Alex Vindman \u2014 the vainglorious National Security Council \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vindman-broke-chain-command-get-word-trump-zelensky-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whistleblower<\/a>\u201d who helped fuel the first Trump impeachment back in 2019. Vindman had a massive fundraising advantage over Nixon as well as the support of the Democratic establishment.\u00a0He managed to come up empty anyway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FLORIDA PRIMARY UPSET: Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon scored a stunning double-digit upset over Alex Vindman in Florida\u2019s Democratic Senate primary, setting up a general election clash against Republican Senator Ashley Moody.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere across the Sunshine State, veteran\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VEHRjPk8Y3\">pic.twitter.com\/VEHRjPk8Y3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Special Report (@SpecialReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpecialReport\/status\/2090198894512624090?\">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>Nixon joined the DSA this year, 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 New York Times<\/a>, but has been a fixture in leftist circles since entering the state legislature in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, less than a month after the Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200 Jews, she was behind a resolution demanding an Israeli ceasefire in its war against the terrorist organization. Giving some indication of just how unpopular such an idea was even among Democrats, the resolution was defeated by a <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/643254-israel-cease-fire-resolution-finds-angie-nixon-under-fire-in-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote of 104-2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moskowitz, on the other hand, is not only Jewish himself, but a strong supporter of Israel and a furious denouncer of anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party. During President Joe Biden\u2019s administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kjp-makes-excuse-viral-moment-appeared-downplay-anti-semitism-nobodys-buying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he didn\u2019t shy away<\/a> from attacking then-White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for downplaying rising reports of anti-Semitism in the country.<\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s a Democrat, he\u2019s even bucked both his party and the establishment media by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/punching-back-florida-gov-unloads-cbs-60-minutes-smear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a>, one of the country\u2019s leading Republicans, during a smear attempt by the CBS program \u201c60 Minutes\u201d \u2014 before the network\u2019s leadership changed hands.<\/p>\n<p>None of that means Moskowitz is a saint, of course. He\u2019s still a Democrat \u2014 which means he\u2019s still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-democrat-shows-dressed-putin-shocking-interaction-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apt to pull stunts<\/a> like dressing up as Vladimir Putin to criticize Republicans investigating former first son Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only to point out that when it comes to the modern Democratic Party there are only two almost equally loathsome factions \u2014 there are the liberal leftists, personified by Moskowitz, and the extreme, Bolshevik-style leftists of Angie Nixon and the DSA \u2014 and as the primary season has proven, they\u2019re at each other\u2019s throats.<\/p>\n<p>The DSA has had the better of the contests so far, with wins from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdanis-socialists-sweep-primaries-started-org-total-eradication-western-civilization-demand-world-without-prisons-called-america-disgrace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sharia-senator-2009-abdul-el-sayed-declared-will-follow-sharia-everything-day-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/spreading-democratic-socialist-sends-dems-panic-unseating-15-term-colorado-congresswoman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a>. But they <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\">haven\u2019t swept the field<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And in Florida, which has gone from a swing state to solid red in recent years, Nixon\u2019s primary Senate win amounts to a symbolic victory at best. In fact, her almost certain defeat in November could well be worse for the DSA than a primary loss in August might have been.<\/p>\n<p>A romp by current Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, who was appointed to fill the term of now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio, could well prove Moskowitz correct when he told Playbook: \u201cFlorida is where DSA goes to die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the Sunshine State\u2019s Democratic Party as a whole \u2014 anemic for decades \u2014 is divided among itself.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview after winning the Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday, David Jolly \u2014 a former Republican member of Congress \u2014 sounded like he was dealing with those divisions personally. He attempted to reject Nixon\u2019s far-left politics while paying tribute to her enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>It was all almost certainly a bid to attract her supporters while trying not to alienate the sane majority of the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI REJECT SOCIALISM:\u201d Florida Democrat gubernatorial nominee David Jolly distances himself from the DSA member at the top of his ticket, Senate Democrat nominee Angie Nixon <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kNognYxvSQ\">pic.twitter.com\/kNognYxvSQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BonillaJL\/status\/2089885895998484904?\">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>\u201cI reject the DSA,\u201d he said. \u201cI reject socialism. I\u2019m a capitalist. I think capitalism provides the greatest amount of economic mobility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been with Angie on the trail and I tell you this, she\u2019s a fighter. She leaves it all on the field. She goes in every room talking about what I talk about,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI reject socialism. I\u2019m a capitalist. We\u2019ll see how Florida voters sort that out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the results from Tuesday show, Democratic voters are sorting it out with a civil war in their own party.<\/p>\n<p>And that can only help the GOP in November \u2014 and the last two years of Trump\u2019s time in office.<\/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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