MAGA wingnut Nancy Mace was supposed to deliver a speech hosted by the Horry County, South Carolina chapter of Moms for Liberty. She's part of a five-person field of folks who are already jockeying for the GOP nod to replace the current term-limited governor. That election is coming up in--oh, lordy-- 2026.
Mace's advance team might have guessed that this might end poorly. A quick check of the Horry County Moms for Liberty chapter shows a whopping 21 members (and that, as is standard for M4L, includes the parent group and national chapter coordinator Pat Blackburn).
So it maybe shouldn't have come as a surprise that only eight people showed up.
It should have been a perfect fit-- Mace has built a whole brand on being wildly anti-LGBTQ, a self-declared "proud transphobe." She has used trans slurs in the House, gotten her X posts flagged for hateful condiuct, and has policed the bathrooms of Congress.
The expectation for last Thursday was for around 100 people. Eight is way less than 100.
According to one acount, Mace "pivoted" to just chatting face to face with the few faces that showed up.
Moms Form Liberty tried to replace this face plant with a prettier face by describing event as a "meet and greet with supporters." She also talked to reporters, which leads one to wonder how many of the eight attendees were members of the press.
Mace herself did her best to pump up the county:
"Horry County makes presidents. Horry County elected Donald Trump, and they're a big part of the state," Mace said. "We're winning by double digits everywhere, but particularly with folks who support the president."
In fact, Mace has been doing well in polls. The five candidates (who are all pretty terrible) are climcing over each other to suck up to Dear Leader and earn his golden endorsement. Moms For Liberty, despite their dreams of electoral power, might now turn out to be uch of a factor in this race if they can't do a better job of raisin crowds.
In the meantime, did I mention that this is for the 2026 election? South Carolinians better batten down the hatches and prepare for lots more of this baloney. And Moms For Liberty might want to take stock of their actual boots on the ground.
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