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Vol. VIII
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The Mind Shield

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Mace promises to be “more of a menace than ever” after finishing last in GOP primary.

Mace promises to be “more of a menace than ever” after finishing last in GOP primary.
Rep. Nancy Mace R- S.C. (Photo by Francis Chung/ Politico)

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C) vows to be more “of a menace than ever” during her last few months in Congress.

Responding to comedian Rob Schneider praising her as the “champion we didn’t deserve,” Mace wrote on Twitter, “Never thought I’d get my Congressional send-off from Deuce Bigalow,” referring to the character Schneider played in the 1999 film “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.”

“Don’t worry sir, I promise to be more of a menace than ever. There is nothing to hold me back. Thank you for the kind words,” she added.

Mace will be leaving Congress after finishing dead last in the South Carolina Republican primary for governor.

Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette advanced to the runoff later this month with fellow Republican state Attorney General Alan Wilson. Mace endorsed Wilson in the runoff election, even though just last year she accused him of protecting pedophiles.

After the embarrassing loss, Mace posted Wednesday on social media that she was “headed back to the private sector” at the end of her current House term.

Mace is the third Republican lawmaker to leave Congress after signing a petition demanding the release of the Epstein files. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned after clashing with Trump, while Rep. Thomas Massie lost to a Trump-backed candidate in his Kentucky primary. Only Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) remains.

After her defeat, Mace suggested that the vote cost her the GOP nomination for governor.

“I voted to release the Epstein files and lost some support for that. As a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stand against the Epstein cover-up. I chose to expose the names hidden in the sexual harassment slush fund. I chose to expose DEI judges. I chose to expose the abusers of children. And apparently, I chose wrong if the goal was winning an election,” she said in a statement posted on Twitter.