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Florida Primaries Shape the Nation’s Political Future, as Socialist Pulls Off Stunning Upset

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19.08.2026

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Florida Primaries Shape the Nation’s Political Future, as Socialist Pulls Off Stunning Upset

Florida held primary elections on Tuesday for numerous local, state, and federal positions, some of which could affect the nation’s political future, with one stunning upset showing the growing power of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Key races in the Sunshine State included a Republican primary between a Jewish congressman and a Nazi-praising former social media celebrity, a race for the governor’s mansion in which one candidate criticized the other’s single-parent family upbringing, and another between two Jewish Democrats.

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Despite Florida’s strong anti-socialist sentiment, the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Florida will be a socialist.

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and state Rep. Angie Nixon scored a shocking upset victory over retired Air Force Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, despite Vindman spending nearly 12 times the money on his campaign and being a central player in the 2019 impeachment of President Donald Trump.Although she spent only $700,000 to his roughly $9 million on her primary campaign, Nixon defeated Vindman by almost 12 points.

Nixon will Sen. Ashley Moody in November’s election.

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Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., has won the Republican nomination for governor, according to the Associated Press.

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Donalds obtained 47% of the vote, while Lt. Governor Jay Collins, a former military veteran, trailed Donalds by roughly 22%.

James Fishback, who repeatedly ridiculed Donalds for having grown up without a father, obtained 10.5% of the vote.

Paul Renner, a former Florida speaker of the House, who served in that role from 2022 to 2024, received 8% of the vote. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis previously called Renner’s candidacy........

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