Mace posts a cryptic throwback after her primary loss
The Daily Beast reports that Nancy Mace responded to her loss in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary by posting a photo of baked beans on X, a nod to a viral 2024 meme. The piece notes Mace attributed her defeat to her support for releasing the Epstein files over President Trump's objections.
Erkki Forster ·
The Daily Beast, in a piece by night news reporter Erkki Forster, covered Nancy Mace's response to her fifth-place finish in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary. The report says Mace marked the defeat by posting a photo of baked beans on X, a callback to a viral 2024 meme, and that she pointed to her vote to release the unredacted Epstein files, against President Trump's wishes, as a reason she lost. The headline's "MAGA Loser" characterization is the outlet's; per the Daily Beast, Mace wrote, "I chose wrong if the goal was winning an election."
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