The left wing of the Democratic Party unexpectedly won the Florida Senate primary, and Trump's preferred candidates suffered many setbacks

(Central News Agency, Washington, 19th, comprehensive foreign news reports) The U.S. Senate primary in Florida was announced, and the left wing of the Democratic Party celebrated another upset victory today, winning another victory in President Trump’s hometown. Meanwhile, voters rejected many of Trump's preferred Republican candidates in other races.

Agence France-Presse reported that state Rep. Angie Nixon defeated former national security official Alexander Vindman, who was originally highly favored, and was nominated to challenge the Republican-held seat in the November election.

This result is one of the biggest upsets in this year's primary season. Vindman received national attention for testifying during Trump's first impeachment proceedings, and his campaign fundraising was far better than that of Nixon. However, Nixon eventually overcame this disadvantage and won.

Nixon is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and has received support from prominent left-wing members of Congress, but the national organization has not officially endorsed him.

"Look, we can argue about labels all day long, but at the end of the day, I care about the needs of the people," Nixon said in an interview with NBC News during the campaign. Nixon called her political philosophy "people-centered."

Trump has been impeached twice, first in 2019 when Vindman exposed Trump's attempts to court Ukraine to help smear his 2020 election opponent Joe Biden. Trump was ultimately acquitted in a Senate trial.

Trump celebrated Vindman's defeat in the primary in a social media post, calling the decorated combat veteran a "treasonous scumbag" and predicting that Nixon would "certainly lose" when he faces his Republican opponent in November.

Republicans themselves had a tumultuous night.

Cory Mills, a Trump-backed U.S. Rep., has been embroiled in controversy in recent months. He was investigated by the House Ethics Committee over accusations of campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct, and was ultimately defeated in the Florida primary.

Mills has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime.

Another Trump-endorsed candidate also lost the Republican primary for a U.S. House of Representatives seat in southwestern Florida; in Wyoming, Trump's preferred gubernatorial candidate also lost to a state senator.

These defeats further lengthened Trump's list of failed endorsements in this year's Republican primaries, but his support still played a decisive role in other races.

Byron Donalds easily won the Republican nomination for governor of Florida and will face former Republican U.S. Representative David Jolly, now a Democrat, in the November election.