{"id":2261412,"date":"2024-06-06T14:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-first-of-mccarthys-ousters-to-face-primary-challenge\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T14:32:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:32:16","slug":"nancy-mace-first-of-mccarthys-ousters-to-face-primary-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-first-of-mccarthys-ousters-to-face-primary-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Mace, the first of McCarthy&#8217;s challengers to face a primary contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnancy-mace-first-of-mccarthys-ousters-to-face-primary-challenge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2261412&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep.\u2063 Nancy Mace (R-SC) \u2062faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-will-meet-with-liz-cheneys-opponents-before-making-an-endorsement\/\" title=\"Trump Says He Will Meet With Liz Cheney\u2019s Opponents Before Making An Endorsement\">challenging primary<\/a> against Catherine Templeton \u2063in South Carolina&#8217;s 1st Congressional District. She is the first of\u200c eight Republicans who voted against Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to face\u200d re-election. McCarthy actively opposes Mace&#8217;s bid, supporting Templeton and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">raising funds<\/a> against Mace. The primary race has intensified, with McCarthy&#8217;s \u200binvolvement dividing the party. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-gov-brian-kemp-urges-buckhead-city-debate-atlanta-mayor-needs-to-feel-pressure-on-crime\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Gov. Brian Kemp Urges Buckhead City Debate: Atlanta Mayor \u2018Needs to Feel Pressure\u2019 on Crime\">tough primary battle<\/a> with Catherine Templeton in \u200dSouth Carolina&#8217;s 1st Congressional District. She stands out as the initial one \u2062among eight Republicans \u200cwho opposed Kevin McCarthy\u2063 (R-CA) to seek re-election. McCarthy is actively against Mace, backing Templeton and fundraising against\u200d her, leading to party division in the primary race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC) is facing a tough primary challenge on Tuesday, making her the first of the eight Republicans who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to fight for her reelection while the former GOP leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3014727\/mace-leads-primary-challengers-race-for-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>actively works against her.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Mace will compete against Catherine Templeton for the GOP nomination for South Carolina\u2019s 1st Congressional District. The race has garnered widespread attention as Mace has faced opposition from some members of her own party, including McCarthy, who has set out on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3011449\/mccarthy-eyes-payback-california-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>revenge tour of sorts<\/a> against the hard-line <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conservatives<\/a> responsible for his ouster.<\/p>\n<p>While McCarthy has not explicitly endorsed Mace\u2019s challenger, he has gotten involved with raising money for Templeton\u2019s campaign to boost her candidacy. Those efforts have prompted Mace to hit out against McCarthy, accusing the former speaker of tearing apart the Republican Party by getting involved with primary races. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKevin McCarthy has called donors of mine and asked them directly to donate to my opponent Catherine Templeton,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/politics\/mace-mccarthy-gop-primary-sc-templeton\/article_669f29c8-1dfe-11ef-995b-c3e7a076b720.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mace said<\/a> during a <em>Post and Courier <\/em>event last month. \u201cThat is what he\u2019s doing. I\u2019m not the only person that he\u2019s targeting. There are eight of us, and it\u2019s sickening to see how much money he\u2019s spending behind all these lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mace is the first of the eight Republicans who booted McCarthy to face a primary this year. Five of the others \u2014 Reps. Bob Good (R-VA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Eli Crane (R-AZ) \u2014 will face their own primaries later this year. The remaining two \u2014 Reps. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) and Ken Buck (R-CO), who are not running for reelection and have already stepped down from office.<\/p>\n<p>Mace is among the most vulnerable of McCarthy\u2019s detractors in their primaries as the other five running for reelection are not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-vulnerable-dems-wont-say-if-they-support-unpopular-unfettered-abortion-but-theyve-backed-it-before\/\" title=\"These Vulnerable Dems Won\u2019t Say If They Support Unpopular Unfettered Abortion \u2014 But They\u2019ve Backed It Before\">facing tough challengers<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy has criticized Mace heading into the primary election, attacking the incumbent over her voting record and the recent turnover in her office. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just hope she gets the help to straighten out her life. I mean, she\u2019s got a lot of challenges,\u201d McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4468105-mccarthy-says-mace-needs-help-to-straighten-out-her-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told reporters<\/a> in February. \u201cNo one will stay working for her. You can\u2019t have somebody who just flips and flops based upon what TV station she gets put on. You want someone who\u2019s willing to work, and so I hope she gets that kind of help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Templeton has seized on Mace\u2019s vote to oust McCarthy, using it to accuse the South Carolina Republican of being disloyal to her party. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt broke her fellowship with her other congressmen in such a way that they won\u2019t support her in order to get things done for us,\u201d Templeton said at the same <em>Post and Courier <\/em>event. <\/p>\n<p>Templeton told reporters she had not spoken directly with McCarthy about ousting Mace but has asked the fundraising juggernaut to help raise money for her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Another vulnerable member who voted to oust McCarthy is Good, who is facing one of the most closely watched primaries in the 2024 cycle after attracting the ire of several of his GOP colleagues, with many going so far as to back the Freedom Caucus chairman\u2019s challenger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That race has become even more competitive in recent weeks after former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3018819\/trump-endorses-bob-good-primary-challenger-mcguire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsed his opponent<\/a>, state Rep. John McGuire. <\/p>\n<p>The challenges come even as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has implored lawmakers not to get involved with other members\u2019 primaries, instead urging Republicans to project a sense of unity ahead of the 2024 election. Those calls have been ignored by some GOP members, especially those who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-good-gop-challenger-accused-of-using-deceased-treasurer-to-authorize-campaign-finances\/\" title=\"GOP challenger Bob Good faces accusations of using a deceased treasurer to approve campaign finances\">actively appeared<\/a> at campaign events to boost outside candidates. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) faces a key primary challenge, the first of eight Republicans who opposed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). McCarthy opposes Mace&#8217;s re-election bid as she competes against Catherine Templeton for the GOP nomination on Tuesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2261413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MixCollage-06-Jun-2024-01-11-PM-9973.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2261412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MixCollage-06-Jun-2024-01-11-PM-9973.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2261412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2261413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2261412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2261412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2261412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}