For his part, Vindman says he doesn’t believe hype about the growing clout of progressives—at least not in Florida. But what’s applicable in New York doesn’t necessarily resonate and carry over to the ‘Free State of Florida,’ Vindman told the Florida Phoenix last week. “Angie has been a terrific fighter in the state House, there’s no question,” he told reporters last month. “This is disgusting, tone deaf and beyond out of touch,” Central Florida Democratic state Sen. Lavon Bracy Davis wrote on Facebook. This information is publicly available in previously released documents,” said Cameron Gambini, communications director for the Moody campaign.