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Having absorbed multiple body blows in recent weeks from anonymous attackers, South Carolina congresswoman Nancy Mace pivoted to offense this week – uncorking multiple broadsides at her top rival in the race for the Palmetto State governor’s mansion.
While the statewide primary election is still sixteen-and-a-half months away, Mace is wasting no time in assailing S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson – the other perceived frontrunner in what is shaping up as a brutally bloody intra-party battle.
Last week, Mace posted a cryptic message to her social media which had Palmetto politicos buzzing…
“If you refuse to prosecute sex trafficking by rich, influential men, you should definitely not run for dog catcher, let alone governor,” Mace wrote on X. “South Carolina FIRST.”
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While the intended recipient of that missive wasn’t immediately clear to most of her followers, on Saturday (January 25, 2025) Mace fired off a round which referenced Wilson by name.
Addressing president Donald Trump‘s recent efforts to undo Joe Biden‘s catastrophic open borders policies, Mace blasted the fourth-term state prosecutor for purportedly being a Johnny-come-lately to this hot button issue.
“South Carolina’s attorney general didn’t seem all that interested in the Biden border crisis until he started thinking about running for governor,” she wrote.
Ouch…
When Wilson began posting receipts to his social media, Mace replied that “because of my one tweet yesterday,” the attorney general was “all of a sudden is trying to show he cares about illegal immigrants flooding our streets.”
“LOL, Alan, you’ve had fifteen years to protect South Carolinians and you chose not to,” Mace wrote on X. “Four tweets in fifteen years ain’t gonna cut it buddy.”
In between barbs, Mace posted a video of herself enjoying the view at the S.C. State House – just a stone’s throw from Wilson’s office.
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Could get used to this. ?? pic.twitter.com/jxsSa2SAJt
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) January 24, 2025
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“Just see that big, beautiful dome,” she said, smiling. “I could get used to that.”
Wilson’s political team declined to comment on Mace’s criticisms, stating his “record on border issues speaks for itself.”
Last year, Wilson led a coalition of states in support of Texas governor Greg Abbott as he sought to secure the border of the Lone Star State. He also aggressively advocated on behalf of the Laken Riley Act – a federal bill which provides for the detention of any illegal alien accused of a larceny, burglary, theft or shoplifting offense.
Mace also supported the Laken Riley Act – voting for it multiple times.
While Mace insists Wilson is leaning in on immigration because he’s running for governor, Wilson’s backers say his advocacy on the issue dates back over a decade – pointing to a 2014 lawsuit filed against the administration of Barack Obama for controversially extending amnesty to nearly five million illegal aliens.
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Mace is expected to hone her attacks against Wilson even sharper still during an appearance this evening (January 27, 2025) at the Richland County GOP in Columbia, S.C. Our Dylan Nolan is planning to attend that gathering, so we’ll be sure to update our audience in the event of any fresh invective.
Mace and Wilson are the early frontrunners in the 2026 gubernatorial primary, but the race is expected to draw many contenders. Lieutenant governor Pamela Evette is expected to jump into the race – as is former two-term governor Mark Sanford. Two state senators – Josh Kimbrell and Sean Bennett – are also mulling bids, while speculation continues to swirl around Upstate businessman John Warren, who nearly knocked off incumbent Henry McMaster in 2018.
While a fluid field at this stage of the race is not surprising, the early initiation of hostilities has many Palmetto politicos scratching their heads.
“Can’t remember the last time it started this early,” a consultant unaffiliated with either of the two frontrunners noted. “But, I guess, here we go.”
Here we go, indeed…
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
Will Folks is the founding editor of the news outlet you are currently reading. Prior to founding FITSNews, he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina. He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and eight children.
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11 comments
I want to see Curtis Loftis in the Governor’s Mansion!
She’s the Republican version James Smith… believing she’s entitled to whatever she wants. Since Alan Wilson and Andre Bauer are now apparently running, she’ll have to show up to the primary debate in a bikini showing her stretch marks and store bought bad boob job. Maybe she’ll talk about how her for now boyfriend bent her over the kitchen counter on her way to the debate.
Nancy Mace is always offensive.
Nancy Mace would be a horrible choice for governor. She is not a true conservative. Also, I am sick of her going bragging about her being the first female graduate of The Citadel. Newsflash, Nancy, they didn’t want Shannon Faulkner there, and they didn’t want you there at the time either. SC needs a small government politician that will actually use their bully pulpit to push out legislators to make meaningful change in this state.
I believe it was none other than Ronald Reagan who said “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican”. Nancy’s going to throw so many bombs that she’ll have no one to come to her aid when, invariably, they get started throwing them back at her. Along the way, she may damage a candidate who might actually be the right guy (or gal) for the office.
So let me get this straight, you don’t think the public should not be told anything bad about Republicans, but its OK if they are Democrats? How can someone who engages in or refuses to call out people who engage in sex trafficking, sexual assaults, or any crime for that matter ever be the “right person” for the office?
Republicans really are corrupt down to the voter level. There has to be some celestial blowback from that fake Christian persona they love to adopt.
It’s a matter of style – you don’t say “he’s a low down motha @*&@ who would (@** anything in a skirt”. You say “he struggles with fidelity”. Tell the truth when asked.
HOWEVER, you obviously have fallen for the half-truth here. Wilson has been tough on sex trafficking and CSAM. He just won’t do it the way the Mace wants (hence her bomb throwing). Wilson put Russel Stokes, Andrew Reed and Jake Ergle (all white men) under the jail for CSAM just in the last 3-4 months. Mace or Wilson would be okay gubernors. Mace’s problem is her style/temperament – she’s nothing if not pugnacious. Wilson’s problem is one of focus (and maybe a lack of style), while I appreciate his supporting national conservative causes, we’ve got plenty of issues here in SC.
I haven’t fallen for anything. This is a nonissue because Republicans don’t care if their leaders are sex traffickers or sexual predators. And why shouldn’t the language be as vulgar as the leader of the party? You know, you can just walk up and grab em by the P*&&y, because when you are a star they let you do it. But Mace is no better. I don’t remember either Wilson or Mace calling out Matt Gaetz for his sex trafficking or Trump who has been accused by many women of molesting them, who has confessed on tape to doing it, and who has been found by a jury to have committed sexual assault.
This has nothing to do with focus, it has to do with character and morals. Republicans, from the President to their voters, including Wilson and Mace have neither when it comes to these issues. Pretending to care about morality and sex crimes just fits with the Christian persona they think they have cloaked themselves in.
Sorry, I thought you were interested in a real debate rather than pontificating…
Nancy Mace’s massive cross earrings are a pathetic attempt to get in with the conservative voters in the Upstate. Wearing gigantic Christian symbols does not make you a Christian.
If a candidate were truly the best choice for the position they seek, they would concentrate on highlighting their accomplishments and outlining their plans if elected, rather than dwelling on their opponent’s shortcomings, which essentially frames the decision as choosing the lesser of two evils.