She couldn’t keep it quiet.
Firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace appears to have prematurely revealed the launch of her gubernatorial campaign next week while promoting her series of town halls in the Palmetto State.
In a blast advertising the first stop of the “Mother of ALL Town Halls Tour” in Myrtle Beach, the congresswoman’s team tagged the event as being hosted by “Nancy Mace for Governor.”
A webpage for the event teases it as being hosted by “Nancy Mace for…”
But a screengrab of the slip-up — whether it was intentional or inadvertent — quickly gained traction on social media. It comes ahead of Mace’s (R-SC) “special announcement” next Monday.
When asked about the screengrab, a spokesperson for Mace told The Post, “Will confirm on Monday!”
Mace, who was first elected to the House in 2020, has long been dropping hints about her plans to jump in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster (R).
“President Trump needs America First governors. South Carolina needs a fighter,” Mace declared on X Wednesday.
She’s also cut videos hyping up her Aug. 4 “special announcement,” which will take place at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
Mace graduated Citadel in 1999 and was the first woman to graduate from its Corps of Cadets program. Notably, Maxine Hudson was the first female to graduate Citadel in December 1969.
The Lowcountry rep has made a name for herself as a culture warrior in Congress and for her pomposity.
Late last year, for example, she crusaded to stop transgender people from utilizing the women’s bathroom in reaction to the election of Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first openly transgender person elected to the House.
Eventually, GOP leadership opted to change the policy to require individuals to use the facilities that correspond with their biological sex.
Back in January, Mace joined firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Col.) in storming into a woman’s bathroom in the House amid fears that a man snuck in there.
After some sleuthing, they discovered that wasn’t the case and quietly walked away, according to Bloomberg reporter Billy House.
Mace also went viral in April on the eve of Easter for getting into a foul-mouthed shouting match with a random man wearing daisy dukes at a local store.
The man, whom she accused of being an “unhinged lunatic” and of “harassing” her, chided Mace for not doing more town halls. She countered that she will “do plenty more.”
“And by the way, I voted for gay marriage twice,” she noted, seemingly implying that he looked gay.
The two exchanged f-bombs, and Mace later posted a video of the encounter on social media.
In May, Mace displayed a “naked photo” of herself, only showing a silhouette of her, during a congressional hearing.
Sparse polling has pegged Mace as the frontrunner in the South Carolina gubernatorial contest.
Should she make the run for office official next Monday, Mace will face off against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), state Sen. Josh Kimbrell (R), Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (R), and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson (R).
Back in February, Mace publicly accused Wilson of ignoring evidence she presented, alleging sexual abuse from her ex-fiance and others. Wilson has vehemently denied that, calling it “categorically false.”
Mace is facing a defamation suit over those sexual abuse accusations. However, she made the accusations during a House floor speech, and lawmakers enjoy constitutional protections under the speech or debate clause.
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