Posted on 08/04/2025 7:02:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday officially announced her 2026 bid for governor of the state.
Mace announced her much-expected run on a campaign website that reads: “Nancy Mace for Governor,” with a video of several media clips compiled together, in addition to President Trump calling her a fighter, saying that “when she sets her sight on something, she’s tough.”
On Sunday evening, Mace posted on social media that on Monday that she would make a "Big Announcement," making her bid almost certain.
She enters a crowded and competitive GOP primary field for the seat of Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, who must leave his post because of term limits. Among the candidates are fellow GOP Rep. Ralph Norman, state Attorney General Alan Wilson, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Sen. Josh Kimbrell.
Wilson has already received support from several sheriffs, while former Gov. Nikki Haley has thrown her support behind Norman.
No Democrats have announced their candidacies. South Carolina has not had a Democratic governor since 2003.
In Mace's announcement video, she also mentions how she was the first woman to graduate from The Citadel Military College, saying it is the reason that she “will not be bullied into silence.”
Mace is expected to make her in-person announcement Monday morning at a closed event at The Citadel's Capers Hall Courtyard, according to local TV station WCSC.
The only one I know I WON’T vote for is the one Nikki Haley is supporting.
Headline awkward the
Honestly, with all her shenanigans I feel like I’d just end up with another Haley.
Kiss of death
Mace is a dynamic personality.
while former Gov. Nikki Haley (a.k.a. Nimarata Nikki Randhawa) has thrown her support behind GOP Rep. Ralph Norman.
Nimarata Nikki Randhawa Haley is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Haley
“former Gov. Nikki Haley has thrown her support behind Norman.
Kiss of death“
You would think so but Governor races are a different animal. I think it will actually help Mace especially in the general.
Nancy Mace does not tolerate the
“transgender” delusion for a second
For that reason alone
I’d like to shake her hand
She told one to ITS face:
Tranny! Tranny! Tranny!
Barack Hussein Obama must
have been truly saddened
“Your women will rule over you.”
Hillary Rodham Clinton has now entered the chat...💬💬💬
Quite.
hope mace & norman don’t have to give up their congressional seats to run for SC guv
Congress will be less entertaining.....
Hell hath no fury like Nancy Mace scorned. I like her!
Governor Mace
The Breast of the Rest!
Smart move. She’s clearly got political ambitions and if she wins, it will “make” her as a future Potus candidate and diminish the influence of Nimrata.
Oh man! Red-you beat me to it! If she fails she can run for Tim Scott’s seat in the senate. He’s bored.
Second that.
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