Rep. Nancy Mace's former top staffer is aiming to unseat her.
We first reported that Dan Hanlon, Mace's chief of staff in Washington until December, was moving to challenge Mace for the South Carolina seat in the Republican primary. politiko.
A source familiar with the emerging race told Breitbart News: “The feedback Mr. Hanlon has received has been overwhelmingly positive, both among the donor base and grassroots voters, and people across the district have expressed their desire to defeat Mr. Mace in any way because of his mess. style and an unwillingness to make difficult decisions, such as whether to support Donald Trump or Nikki Haley. ”
Mr. Hanlon and Mr. Mace had a falling out after Mace voted to accept the speaker's gavel from Representative Kevin McCarthy.
Mr. McCarthy has since resigned from Congress, but he reportedly has a large military budget and is seeking retribution against the eight Republicans who voted with all Democrats to remove him from office.
United States – March 18: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) holds his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Friday, March 18, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
he especially Said Mace has no right to defend his seat.
“If you've seen her philosophy and her flip-flops, I don't think she's going to get re-elected,” McCarthy told CNN after being ousted as speaker.
mccarthy accused Mace lied that he had broken his promise to her, justifying her voting to eliminate him. Without revealing Hanlon's name, McCarthy relayed their conversation as evidence of Mace's fabrication.
“So I called her chief of staff…I said, 'Can you tell me, I don't know.' Where did I break my promise?” McCarthy explained. “[Her] The chief of staff said, “You have kept your word 100 percent.”
A source told Breitbart that McCarthy “very much likes Dan” and “all he wants is to end Nancy.”
Mr. Mace has undergone significant personnel changes during his tenure as a lawmaker, with former staff members publicly criticizing his office on social media for a dysfunctional office focused on self-promotion.
Former employees are also in dialogue with leftists. media Attack Mace and her operations.
Hanlon is also with him, and he definitely has the knowledge to hurt Mace in the primary.
Hanlon spent four years in the Trump administration before joining Mace.
The deadline to qualify for the race is March 30th.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News' Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
