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Nancy Mace & Sarah McBride show that the biggest fights are still to come

McBride’s response to Mace’s loss is praised, while the author argues that broader action on trans rights is still needed.

Nancy Mace & Sarah McBride show that the biggest fights are still to come
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This article1 analysis · Oct 5, 2026
Jun 15, 2026
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Nancy Mace’s fifth-place finish in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary will not, the author argues, end the anti-trans politics she advanced in Congress. The piece praises Sarah McBride’s response but says Democrats would need to do more than overturn the Capitol bathroom ban.

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Sarah McBride
D · DE-AL

Representative responding to Mace’s primary loss and anti-trans politics

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative and defeated Republican candidate for South Carolina governor

Mace's version of this story ↗
Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House who introduced the Capitol bathroom ban

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President mentioned in connection with calls for genocide and administration policy

Representative mentioned as a likely remaining opponent of trans rights

Timothy J. Walz
Former U.S. Representative (D-MN)

Minnesota governor mentioned in connection with Mace’s questioning

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Former Secretary of Transportation whose 2028 remarks are cited

Kevin McCarthy
Former U.S. Representative (R-CA)

Former House Speaker who criticized Mace

ALSO MENTIONED  Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general quoted criticizing Mace

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Sarah McBride Responds to Nancy Mace’s Fifth-Place Primary Finish

Outlets agree that Nancy Mace finished fifth in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary and Sarah McBride mocked the result. Left-leaning outlets present McBride’s response as a satisfying rebuke, with one piece connecting the loss to ongoing fights over trans rights. Center outlets pair the fifth-place finish with her mockery and add context on their earlier dispute. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Democrats’ mockery of Mace and her exchanges with Ilhan Omar.

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