Trump Foe Mounts Competitive Senate Bid in Florida

Trump Foe Mounts Competitive Senate Bid in Florida

From Uncanny Valley | WIRED by WIRED

June 9, 2026 · 39 min

About this episode

Alex Vindman discusses his senate campaign in Florida and his views on national security and artificial intelligence.

When Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman, a key witness in President Trump’s first impeachment trial, announced he was running for one of Florida’s senate seats, he was considered a longshot. But a recent poll by Change Research now shows him slightly leading his competitor, Senator Ashley Moody. But can he prevail in a state Trump won by more than 13 percentage points in 2024? Vindman joins Katie to talk about his campaign, including his views on national security, the military, and artificial intelligence. Here on The Big Interview , Katie will be having a series of conversations with candidates who are shaking things up in races across the country, ahead of the midterm elections. Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian’s newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Katie

Guest: Alex Vindman

Topics covered

  • politics
  • senate campaign
  • national security
  • artificial intelligence
  • midterm elections

Keywords

  • Alex Vindman
  • senate bid
  • Florida
  • national security
  • artificial intelligence
  • Trump impeachment
  • midterm elections

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Organizations: Change Research, WIRED

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