Mace, who originally described herself as “pro-transgender rights” as recently as 2023, took a hard turn to campaign against any expression of transgender identity in public spaces. When McBride became the first transgender person elected to Congress, Mace introduced the proposal to bar her from the women’s restrooms on Capitol Hill, proclaiming, “The sanctity of protecting women and standing up against the Left’s systematic erasure of biological women starts here in the nation’s Capitol.”

Flash forward to tonight, where Mace ran an aggressive and vocal campaign for governor of South Carolina, only to lose out on President Donald Trump’s endorsement and come in fifth place in a crowded primary.

McBride reacted to the news with a short quip, reported by Axios’ Andrew Solender.

“Congress’ top bathroom sheriff, Nancy Mace, was on the ballot," said McBride. "And while all of the votes have not yet been counted, she’s in a respectful 5th place. I don’t like to punch down and I believe in the politics of grace, so I’ll just say, Happy Pride, Nancy.”

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  • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world
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    Wasn’t Mace the one who was just consistently nasty to anyone she met even in public? I seen to recall her throwing tantrums at her local airport, in at least one makeup store* in her district, shaking hands, wherever she went.

    She’s vicious not just to trans people, though that is certainly her favorite target, but anywhere there are people she deems her lessers, and she seems to go out of her way to start conflict wherever she can make a public show of it.

    I mention it only because, while what she did to Sarah McBride was truly revolting and at or near the top of Mace’s own personal list of despicable acts toward other human beings, there’s actually going to be a long, long line of people enjoying the schadenfreude, bless her shriveled little heart.

    *Shouldn’t be mean to people when you desperately need their help, Nancy

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      She’s also the one that was in a meeting and said she really didn’t care the outcome, she just wanted to get outside to tell the press. I’m paraphrasing.

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      There’s always going to be people like her, glad to see she fucking lost this time. The weirdest part is, people like this are always around even in places where they have no reasonable excuse to act like it. Like, shut up Karen, you’re not better than anyone, you live in a rural town of 500 people and live off your dead husband’s pension.

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      Not for long, apparently:

      Jenny Honeycutt, a business owner, and Mark Smith, a state legislator, advanced in a crowded GOP primary to replace outgoing Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Tuesday evening.

      . . . The vacancy arose when Mace, a firebrand conservative, announced her decision to run for governor of the Palmetto State.

      She went big and is going home.

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      Until November. Technically January. But she’s not going to be on the ballot in November due to this loss.

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    I live in SC and it felt like every fifth YouTube ad was an attack on Nancy Mace accusing her of actually being a woke ally to “the transgenders”. Even with her horrible about-face on the topic, I knew she didn’t stand a chance in the primary.

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      I also live in SC and my 13 year old daughter told me she is having nightmares about Crazy Nancy Mace. No doubt from all the political ads she watches.

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        You really shouldn’t be exposing your kids to so much advertising. It fucks them up. Use uBlock Origin on the web.

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        Idk if kicking a TERF out of the party because your constituents are easily duped into believing she’s a Trans-ally is the W folks are making it out to be.

        This is more just the insanity of the GOP on display. It’s the Shepherd’s Tone of politics, where you win a primary by raising a bigger pot of money than your opponent to run “That one’s a Woke Tranny!” ads in between every Shrimp Jesus post on Memaw’s Facebook feed.

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          where you win a primary by raising a bigger pot of money than your opponent to run “That one’s a Woke Tranny!” ads in between every Shrimp Jesus post on Memaw’s Facebook feed.

          Gold.

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        It’s the Republican primary vote, so I assume all her opponents are probably also awful. I’m actually not familiar with the two who are going to the runoff, but I am thrilled to see both Mace and Norman gave up their incumbency in the US House of Reps to run for governor and then immediately lose in the primary. I live in Ralph Norman’s current district and I’ll be so happy to see him out at the end of this term.

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          I live in his district too and I hope that rat fuck is gone forever. He’s a cockroach though, so we’ll see.

          Go Dittmer!

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          It’s the Republican primary vote, so I assume all her opponents are probably also awful.

          Oh absolutely. The ‘win’ is strictly for the schadenfreude.

          but I am thrilled to see both Mace and Norman gave up their incumbency in the US House of Reps to run for governor and then immediately lose in the primary.

          Oh yeah. That’s the stuff.

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    The only thing that ghouls like Nancy Mace believe in is power. This has got to sting.

    Love that for her.

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      This has got to sting.

      She got her hand in the till for a few years. And I’m sure she’ll have ample opportunity to do her own brand of “How The Republican Party Went Woke And Betrayed Donald Trump” in another year or two, right alongside her friends MTG and George Santos.

      The sting will fade. The grift will go on.