Dan Pfeiffer: “The real story of this race is not Vindman’s failure; it’s Nixon’s success. She is a dynamic candidate who ran on the exact message that has been resonating in Democratic primaries this cycle — a progressive, populist approach focused on lowering prices for working families.”“Nixon, a Black Democrat who joined the DSA during the campaign, succeeded in ways that other DSA candidates in swing states, like Francesca Hong, did not. Like Vindman, she made fighting a centerpiece of her identity — but it wasn’t just fighting Trump. Nixon was fighting for working people.”“Embedded in Nixon’s success is a model for progressive populists. Candidates like Hong ran up huge margins among younger, college-educated, and mostly white liberals, but struggled mightily with Black voters, who have historically resisted more liberal candidates in Democratic primaries.”“Nixon did not.”