Surprise election upset shows hating Trump is no longer enough as Democratic voters turn to new playbook

A growing number of Democrats who grabbed national attention as they led the resistance to President Donald Trump during his first term in the White House are the latest casualties in this year's primary battle between the party's left-wing and the establishment.

The latest victim: Alexander Vindman, who gained national prominence nearly a decade ago as the then-Army lieutenant colonel and National Security Council official who served as a key witness against Trump during the president's first impeachment trial .

Vindman, who made resisting Trump a key part of his Senate bid, was upset Tuesday in Florida's Democratic Senate primary by state Rep.

Angie Nixon.

A Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, Nixon landed a double-digit victory over Vindman despite being outspent by a roughly 10-to-1 margin.

DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB His defeat, as well as losses to challengers from the far-left by other one-time resistance stars such as Reps.

Diana DeGette of Colorado and Dan Goldman of New York, appear to point to shifting priorities for a Democratic base moving left, starving for change and eager to use midterm election victories to escape the political wilderness.

Also falling short so far this primary season are Reps.

Shri Thanedar of Michigan and Al Green of Texas, who led the Trump impeachment pushes.

They both went down to younger challengers.

Meanwhile, Rep.

Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, who was a member of key committees handling Trump's second impeachment in 2021, fell short as he bid for the Senate.

A congressional run by longtime Trump critic George Conway, a co-founder of the anti-Trump Republican group the Lincoln Project, failed to ignite.

And former U.S.