Nixon defeats Vindman to take on Moody for Florida Senate

Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon (D) is poised to deliver an unexpected upset and defeat President Trump whistleblower Alexander Vindman in the Democratic contest for Florida Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Nixon and Vindman, who became a star witness duringTrump’s first impeachment trial, were the only two Democrats running for the party’s nod for the Florida Senate seat currently held by Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.).  The two were vying to serve the last two years of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s term, which is up in 2028. Whoever wins the November election will still need to run again in 2028 if they want to serve the full six-year term.  Moody, a former Florida attorney general tapped by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to fill Rubio's seat in 2025, fended off three longshot challengers for the GOP nod. She is expected to win her GOP primary Tuesday. Vindman received endorsements from key Democrats like Sens. Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Jack Reed (R.I.) and Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) and Florida state Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman. Meanwhile, Nixon, who was first elected to the Florida state House in 2020, received endorsements from progressives like Democratic Reps. Maxwell Frost (Fla.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.). Vindman also leaned into his biography of standing up to Trump during his first impeachment, testifying before Congress that the president had pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former President Bide…