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Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment

The Guardian World Wednesday 19 August 2026, 19:35 UTC By Richard Luscombe in Miami 1 min read
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‘They call us extreme, they call us radical,’ the progressive candidate said. ‘But I think people see through that’US politics live – latest updatesIt wasn’t supposed to be this way. In conservative Florida, Alex Vindman – a retired army intelligence officer who blew this whistle on Donald Trump in his first term – appeared set to carry the Democratic establishment banner as the party’s staged a long-shot bid to topple a Republican US senator.

‘They call us extreme, they call us radical,’ the progressive candidate said. ‘But I think people see through that’

It wasn’t supposed to be this way.

In conservative Florida, Alex Vindman – a retired army intelligence officer who blew this whistle on Donald Trump in his first term – appeared set to carry the Democratic establishment banner as the party’s staged a long-shot bid to topple a Republican US senator.

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