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Angie Nixon wins Florida's Democratic Senate primary in big upset

Vindman lost the Democratic primary despite entering the race as a heavy favorite and raising substantially more money than Nixon.

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Angie Nixon defeated Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projected, setting up a November race against Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. The upset came despite Vindman’s far larger fundraising total. [??]

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Democratic Senate candidate who lost Florida’s primary to Nixon

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Democratic Senate candidate who won Florida’s primary

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D · NY · SEN

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair who joined a statement supporting Nixon

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President referenced in the account of Vindman’s past testimony and impeachment

Former presidential candidate mentioned in the account of Vindman’s testimony

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader who joined a statement supporting Nixon

Ashley Moody
R · FL · SEN

Republican Senate candidate and Nixon’s general-election opponent

Ron DeSantis
Former U.S. Representative (R-FL)

Florida governor who appointed Moody to the Senate

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Secretary of State whose former Senate term is being contested

ALSO MENTIONED  David Jolly, Democratic Florida gubernatorial primary winner named in an image caption; Nick Puglia, National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesperson who criticized Nixon’s chances; Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian president mentioned in the account of Vindman’s 2019 testimony

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Angie Nixon Defeats Alexander Vindman in Florida Democratic Senate Primary

Outlets agree that Angie Nixon defeated Alexander Vindman in Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Nixon will face Republican Sen. Ashley Moody in the general election. Left-leaning outlets present the result mainly as a progressive victory, with one also placing it among mixed results for progressives elsewhere in Florida. Center outlets mostly treat the upset as a test of whether progressive politics can win statewide, while some opinion coverage criticizes Nixon’s politics. Right-leaning outlets frame the nomination as a setback for Democrats and emphasize Nixon’s ideological profile and the November race against Ashley Moody.

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