This post was originally published on Politico.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, they were resistance stars. During his second term, they couldn’t survive primaries.
Alexander Vindman’s Senate primary loss in Florida on Tuesday is the latest stumble for Democrats who rose to prominence during the impeachment trials and accountability protests of Trump’s first term. Vindman, a former National Security Council aide who testified during the 2019 House impeachment inquiry, made standing up to Trump and other forms of corruption a centerpiece of his campaign.
His national profile helped haul in big money, but that wasn’t enough to stave off an upset loss to democratic socialist Angie
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