Nancy Mace Chances of Losing in South Carolina After Trump Backs Rival—Poll
Summary
A recent poll shows Representative Nancy Mace falling behind in South Carolina’s Republican race for governor after President Donald Trump endorsed her rival, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette. Mace’s campaign criticized the poll and pointed to a shift in support following her demand for more transparency in government documents about Jeffrey Epstein.Key Facts
- Nancy Mace is running for governor of South Carolina and gave up her congressional seat to do so.
- A Trafalgar Group poll conducted in early June shows Mace trailing multiple candidates in the Republican primary.
- President Trump endorsed Pamela Evette, which influences many Republican voters in South Carolina.
- Prediction markets give Mace less than a 5 percent chance to win the Republican nomination, while Evette is favored with about 68 percent.
- Mace and Trump had a good political relationship before, but it cooled after Mace pushed for the release of classified Epstein files.
- Mace has said she would not sacrifice her values for political endorsements and remains focused on transparency and justice.
- South Carolina election rules require a runoff if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary.
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