Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scores surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race

In an upset for the Democratic establishment, progressive Angie Nixon won the party's US Senate primary in Florida, beating former army intelligence officer Alexander Vindman.

Nixon, a state representative and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, had significantly less funding going into the primary – with $975,000 to Vindman's $16.3m at the end of July, according to Florida Politics.

But she won by a clear margin. Nixon received 56.1% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, ahead of Vindman's 43.9%...