Posted on 06/10/2024 9:38:29 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
Last October, when Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker of the house, one Republican of the eight who voted against him stood out as the odd bedfellow of the group: a junior representative from South Carolina named Nancy Mace.
The seven other Republicans, all men, were far-right rabble-rousers, loudmouths for whom grousing about the “establishment” rather than working with it was always the right political move. They were used to attracting and capitalizing on press attention. Yet in the days that followed McCarthy’s ouster, Mace outshone them all, showing up for work in a shirt with a red A on the front, a nod to the titular symbol in The Scarlet Letter.
Her staff, still picking up the pieces from Mace’s bombshell vote against McCarthy the previous week, was completely baffled.
“I thought it was just some fashion statement,” one staffer recalled. “I was like, OK, well, maybe this is an Abercrombie shirt or something.” Only after seeing Mace on camera at a meeting of House Republicans—swarmed by reporters—did the staffer put it together: The scarlet-letter outfit “was another attempt by her to be a part of the story.”
Or, as a second staffer remembered, it was an attempt to become the star of the story: “She wanted every single person to think—when they thought of the McCarthy ouster vote, not to think of the eight, but to think of Nancy Mace,” the staffer said.
In her own explanation for the scarlet letter that day, Mace lamented that she had been “demonized for my vote and for my voice” and would “do the right thing every single time, no matter the consequences.”
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Check the posting history of this person, and you will understand.
Well, Miami Rebel is trying to sell that. We draw our own conclusions.
Didn’t like the article, not enough pics.
the ONLY thing she’s done right in my eyes, is vote to oust mcCarthy. I really don’t like her at all, especially lambasting conservatives for wanting to protect the unborn.
she makes my skin crawl.
She’s a headline hunter, and she’s wrong as often as right.
You know, that humble group of felines always ready and willing to “work with” the opposition.
Read the article then come back with your opinion.
Mace, closely monitoring the reaction to her stunt, privately griped to her staff that those who didn’t get it weren’t smart—they were probably “Trump voters,” she said.
she’d called anti-McCarthy ringleader Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz a “fraud”
A former senior staffer said Mace used to trash members like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and Gaetz for being in the Capitol just to make noise.
Now, the staffer said, “she has turned herself into what she hates.”
She did not vote for Trump’s impeachment, despite sharing, in a floor speech, her belief that “we need to hold the president accountable. I hold him accountable for the events that transpired for the attack on our Capitol last Wednesday.”
Sometimes, Mace would go after far-right members within her own party and nab a spot on CNN.
Good politics by Nancy Mace. Referendums in red stats such as Kansas and Ohio overwhelmingly support the right to choose. We're having another one in Florida. That will pass easily.
Dobbs v. Jackson returned abortion to the states.
Maybe we should have it legal in 45 states if that's what the people want.
“Tell It Right: It’s from Politico,”
Tell It Right: It’s not from Politico,
Based on what I’ve seen of Mace from long-distance, the Politico assertions/accusations are plausible.....but it’s Politico and not to be trusted.
I’ll leave it to her constituents to sort it out.
Imagine a staffer proudly rushing in waving this Politico story; “We got you some publicity !”
Politico. 🙄
“You are wasting your time here.”
Please read the article ...
“Like politico has any credibility at all.”
Click the article ...
sad that people like you revel in killing babies. Repent.
From the article: “Loudmouths”
Is Joe Biden a “Loudmouth”?
Is Raskin a “Loudmouth”?
Is Adam Schiff a “Loudmouth”?
Is Nancy Pelosi a “Loudmouth”?
Not a Mace fan here. Probably slightly better than the alternative.
Trump told Hannity. “But the people of Ohio decided. The people of Kansas decided. The people are now deciding.
“And it’s taken it off the shoulders of the federal government. Always they wanted it to be decided by the states. And Roe v. Wade didn’t do that. It put it into the federal government,” he continued.
“So now states are voting on it. And in many cases, it’s more…liberal. In many cases, not in all cases. In some cases, they’re going the other direction. But the people are deciding. The people are deciding. And in many ways, it’s a beautiful thing to watch.”
The former president’s backing of Arrington came two days after former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who served as ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, endorsed Mace.
As to actual references and citations, here are some interesting URLs to support a decision. Here in South Carolina, we've been watching massive attack ads by PACs against Mace and on behalf of Templeton, so....
Son of House candidate was accused of pointing gun at motorist in 2023; charge dismissed ABC News, 17 April 2024Last time I checked, McCarthy isn't in Congress anymore, having resigned his seat representing Bakersfield, California, and not running for reelection. And Trump's endorsement is still Mace. Just sayin'....Catherine Templeton Fires Son From Campaign Following Felony Assault Charge FITS News, 17 April 2024
Affidavit reveals details into arrest of Brooks Templeton, son of House GOP candidate ABC News, 22 April 2024
Arrest of US House candidate's son almost didn't happen Post and Courier, 24 April 2024
Despite flaws, Mace is easy choice in GOP congressional primary Post and Courier, 1 June 2024
President Donald Trump endorses Nancy Mace Mace re-election site, 2024
Donald Trump endorses U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace for re-election Post and Courier, 9 March 2024
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