August 20, 2026

Socialist Surge in the Sunshine State

State Rep. Angie Nixon’s stunning upset over Alexander Vindman in Florida’s Democrat Senate primary is a flashing red light.

We just got the clearest warning yet that the Marxist/Muslim hostile takeover of the Democrat Party may be unstoppable.
 
State Rep. Angie Nixon’s stunning upset over Alexander Vindman in Florida’s Democrat Senate primary is not just another election result. It is a flashing red light for anyone still pretending the party’s socialist and anti-Israel/antisemitic factions are some insignificant fringe.
 
Chuck Schumer went all-in recruiting Vindman. He raised $16 million. He spent 36 times more than she did on campaign ads. It didn’t matter. Nixon raised less than $1 million for the entire campaign and still demolished Vindman 56% to 44%. That’s extraordinary!
 
Vindman, and his twin brother Eugene, became heroes of the anti-Trump “resistance” during Trump’s first impeachment. But Nixon, incredibly, ran on the theme that he wasn’t radical enough—and she won decisively.
 
Nixon is a member of the Democrat Socialists of America and made radical politics central to her campaign. She was a cheerleader for the non-existent nation of “Palestine” in the Florida legislature.  She sponsored a resolution trying to stop Israel’s retaliation just one month after Hamas terrorists massacred 1,200 Israelis. (The resolution was overwhelmingly rejected 104–2.)
 
Nixon is endorsed by multiple anti-Israel/anti-Jew/pro-Islamist groups. She’s friends with Islamic extremist Linda Sarsour. She brought Hamas sympathizer Rashida Tlaib to Florida as her primary campaign’s “closing act.” And, of course, Vindman is Jewish.
 
The message from this primary is impossible to miss: The Marxist/Muslim alliance is the Democrat Party of the future and the future is now.
 
 
 
Nixon’s A Nut
 
It speaks volumes about today’s Democrat Party that someone like Angie Nixon can win a statewide race. She is a total nut!
 
She wants to abolish our federal immigration police. She wants a mass amnesty for illegal aliens. She is fond of quoting Marxist cop killer Assata Shakur, who fled to Fidel Castro’s Cuba. She wants socialized, government-run healthcare. She called drag shows “wholesome entertainment” for children.
 
 
 
No Moderate Middle
 
The belief that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Angie Nixon, Hasan Piker and Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed are merely a few fringe voices denies reality. There is no massive “moderate middle” in today’s Democrat Party.
 
Occasionally, we hear about the next great “centrist Democrat” who will supposedly stand up to the party’s left wing. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is routinely presented as one of those moderates. There’s nothing “moderate” about him.
 
Just like Democrat Socialists of America, Beshear now supports abolishing the Electoral College. That’s a direct attack on the Constitution and the system of checks and balances created by our Founding Fathers. He uses the Bible to justify abortion on demand and mutilating children.
 
Here’s another disturbing and revealing sign.
 
A group of House Democrats recently issued a “Promise to America,” explicitly rejecting socialism, backing law enforcement and expressing pride in the country. How many of the 212 House Democrats signed it? It wasn’t 200 or 150. It was only 10. Let that sink in.
 
Ninety-five percent of House Democrats are afraid of putting their names on a document rejecting socialism, supporting law enforcement and declaring pride in America. Why? Because those ideas are a political death sentence in today’s Democrat Party.
 
 
 
AOC In 2028
 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave us the clearest sign yet that she’s going to run for president in 2028. During a Sunday interview, AOC was asked about some of the extreme statements she and other Marxists have made in recent years. She tried to laugh it off. “Woke 1 was so crazyyyy,” she explained.
 
“That whole defund the police thing—forget all that. We were just young and finding our way.” That’s what she wants you to think.
 
Critics are pointing out that the “silly little Woke 1” burned our cities and taught our children that they are either “oppressed” or they are “oppressors.” But now that she’s dreaming of the Oval Office, she wants you to think she has “grown.” As if, “Woke 1 was so yesterday.”
 
There is only one problem. Woke 2 is much worse because it’s been infected by raw hatred of the Jews—an ancient evil that has led to some of history’s worst atrocities.
 
 
 
A Warning For The Right
 
The primary in Florida had a warning for Republicans. Rep. Randy Fine was challenged in the GOP primary for his congressional seat. Fine is tough. He is a strong supporter of President Trump and the U.S.-Israel alliance. His opponent was a social media influencer named Dan Bilzerian.
 
Bilzerian gained notoriety online for promoting his promiscuous lifestyle. He is also a vile antisemite who engages in anti-Jewish conspiracy theories.
 
Bilzerian claims the Jews killed John F. Kennedy. He says they orchestrated the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. He thinks Jews were behind the Soviet famine in Ukraine. He has denied the Holocaust and praised Adolf Hitler and Hamas. Sickeningly, Bilzerian has 30 million online followers.
 
During the primary, he ran antisemitic ads and attacked President Trump, calling on the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. In spite of this, he won 19% of the vote. Thankfully, Rep. Fine won 57%. But one in five GOP voters bought into Bilzerian’s poisonous lies.

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