Rep. Nancy Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina in a crowded Republican primary field, sent campaign emails to several right-wing email lists Sunday and Monday with the subject line, “Christ is Lord. Do you agree?”
“Patriot, it’s Nancy Mace,” begins the email. “Today, I’m thanking Jesus—not just for another day, but for the fire in my soul to keep going.”
Mace's email claims that "The Left is trying to erase Christ from every part of American life."
The landing page for her fundraising ask reads:
If you’re a proud Christian who’s sick of the attacks on faith, freedom, and basic biology, I’m asking you to stand with me.
This is your reminder: ✝️ CHRIST IS LORD
I need YOU, Patriot, to help me defend that truth from the Governor’s mansion.
This emphasis appears to be the latest example of Mace’s political malleability as well as evidence of the MAGA movement’s open embrace of Christian nationalism.
In 2022, when journalist Jack Jenkins asked Mace about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green’s assertion that the GOP should become the party of Christian nationalism, Mace said that the separation of church and state “should continue to be a guiding principle of our Republic.” But when Bill Maher asked her about Christian nationalism this September, she said, “You’re making it sound like it’s a bad thing.”
Mace is a notoriously and relentlessly attention-seeking politician who has grabbed time in the spotlight with aggressively, obsessively anti-trans rhetoric and legislation.
While her recent emails claim she has taken the lead—possibly based on an October poll that had her and another candidate essentially tied for first place—a more recent poll had Mace running fourth out of five candidates, with a plurality of voters saying they are undecided.
Earlier this year, Mace made allegations of sexual abuse against several men, including her former fiancé, in a speech on the House floor. In October, Mace reportedly cursed and berated law enforcement officers at the Charleston International Airport in October, then accused the officers who complained of being “dirty cops.”
Mace’s public persona shifted in recent years from Trump critic to Trump defender, then angered the Trump team when she was one of the few Republicans who helped Democrats force a vote on the release of the Epstein files. Last week, one of her top campaign strategists quit her campaign and urged people to vote against her, claiming that she had abandoned Trump.
Mace has recently denied reports that she is considering resigning from Congress.
