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Rep. Nancy Mace unlikely to win GOP SC governor primary, due to Trump

Trump’s endorsement of Evette is presented as a key factor in the governor’s primary.

Rep. Nancy Mace unlikely to win GOP SC governor primary, due to Trump
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Rep. Nancy Mace’s South Carolina governor campaign was jolted after President Donald Trump endorsed her rival, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. A poll reported a substantial shift toward Evette after the endorsement, while Mace’s posts challenging Evette drew criticism from some Republicans.

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Donald Trump
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President and endorser of Evette in the South Carolina governor’s race

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Nancy Mace
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South Carolina representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate

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Thomas Massie
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Representative who joined the effort to compel release of the Epstein files

Representative who joined the effort to compel release of the Epstein files

Ralph Norman
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South Carolina representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)
ALSO MENTIONED  Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Henry McMaster, South Carolina governor; Margaret Thatcher, Former British prime minister, referenced as the source of Mace’s nickname; Nikki Haley, Former South Carolina governor and former presidential candidate; Ron Reddy, Business executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate

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Trump Endorses Pamela Evette in South Carolina Governor Primary

Outlets agree that Trump endorsed Pamela Evette over Nancy Mace in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary. Left-leaning outlets frame the endorsement as a setback for Mace and a sign of Trump’s one-sided loyalty. Center outlets focus on the endorsement’s possible effect on the race, alongside polls and activity by rival campaigns.

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