Did Alex Vindman Just Get Burned by the Larry David Curse?

Hey, let me ask you a question.

If I told you about a political candidate with impeccable patriotic bona fides, a compelling backstory and a deep war chest, wouldn’t you think he’d win by a landslide or at least turn out a competitive race? That’s what Alex Vindman and his supporters thought.

But they underestimated the Larry David factor.

Vindman, a Florida Democrat, seemed a lock to win his Senate primary bid on Tuesday.

A retired lieutenant colonel in the Army.

A Purple Heart-decorated Iraq veteran.

A whistleblower on Donald Trump for the 2019 quid pro quo attempt with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that led to an impeachment trial.

Vindman had major name recognition.

He raised $16 million ($15 million more than his opponent) and was believed to be a big favorite over said rival, Angie Nixon — a little-known Jacksonville-based member of the Florida House of Representatives.

Nixon was a DSA candidate in a state that leaned moderate, and these days really doesn’t lean Democrat at all.

No way a million Democrats would give the edge to her. (The pair were battling to take on sitting Senator Ashley Moody, a Republican, to finish out the remaining two years of Marco Rubio’s term.) But that’s exactly what happened Tuesday.

Nixon swamped Vindman by more than 12 points, garnering over 700,000 of the total 1.25 million votes.

She pulled off the ultimate chat-and-cut.

How could this happen for the retired Army lieutenant colonel and Soviet refugee? What did Vindman do? Did he not respect wood? I’ll tell you what happened.