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'I'm not going down without a fight': Nancy Mace is trying to rebuild her political future

Mace is trying to advance in the Republican gubernatorial primary despite Trump’s endorsement of her opponent and a series of campaign challenges.

'I'm not going down without a fight': Nancy Mace is trying to rebuild her political future
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Nancy Mace is seeking South Carolina’s governorship while facing a crowded Republican primary and President Donald Trump’s endorsement of her opponent, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. The article examines how her vote to release the Epstein files, an airport altercation and campaign spending have shaped the race.

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

South Carolina representative and candidate for governor

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

South Carolina senator who criticized Mace after the airport incident

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Mace’s opponent in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Former Kentucky representative associated with the effort to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files

Colorado representative associated with the effort to release the Epstein files

Ralph Norman
R · SC-5

South Carolina representative and gubernatorial candidate

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

Former Georgia representative who resigned after clashes with Trump

Tim Scott
R · SC · SEN

South Carolina senator who criticized Mace’s language and treatment of airport officials

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

Former Speaker of the House

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator whose aligned outside group funded positive ads for Mace

ALSO MENTIONED  Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general and gubernatorial candidate; Henry McMaster, South Carolina governor and Trump ally; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and candidate for governor endorsed by Trump; Rom Reddy, Political outsider and candidate in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary; Terry Sullivan, South Carolina Republican operative

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Trump Endorses Pamela Evette in South Carolina Governor Primary

Outlets agree that Donald Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette over Rep. Nancy Mace in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary. Left-leaning outlets cast the endorsement as a snub to Mace despite her efforts to align herself with Trump. Center outlets place it among Mace’s campaign challenges and focus on mixed indications of its effect on the race. Right-leaning outlets foreground Mace’s claim that it barely helped Evette and her appeal to voters.

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