Angie Nixon wins Florida Democratic Senate primary in upset
Why it matters: The Democratic socialist now heads into a difficult fall race against Republican Sen. Ashley Moody in a more conservative state.
Angie Nixon won Florida’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, pulling off an upset that adds to a broader run of left-wing challengers defeating more centrist Democrats in this year’s primaries. Nixon, a Democratic socialist, now becomes the party’s nominee in a race that is expected to be difficult in November. She will face incumbent Republican Sen. Ashley Moody in the midterm election. Polling cited by the BBC indicates Nixon starts the general election as an underdog in Florida, a state that has trended more conservative over the past decade.