Trump’s Endorsement
On Friday, President Donald Trump endorsed South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette in her campaign against U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace and other contenders ahead of the state’s GOP gubernatorial primary. Recent polls have placed Evette in the lead, despite earlier surveys showing Mace ahead. Trump has previously endorsed against Mace, but he supports her reelection in 2024, calling her a ‘strong conservative voice.’
On Truth Social, Trump stated, ‘Highly Respected and very popular Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Pam Evette, is an America First Patriot who has been with me from the very beginning. She never wavered, never let me down, and was the only South Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate to Endorse me as soon as I launched my 2024 Presidential Campaign.’ He further emphasized, ‘Pam has my Complete and Total Endorsement — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! A BIG added plus for Pam is that, I hear, Henry McMaster, Jr., the brilliant and very competent son of Henry and Peggy, will be running with her as the next Lieutenant Governor. I LOVE SOUTH CAROLINA! President DONALD J. TRUMP.’ Newsweek has contacted Mace’s campaign for comments.
Reactions to the Endorsement
After the endorsement, Evette thanked Trump via X: ‘Thank you President @realDonaldTrump. Your walk down that golden escalator is what propelled me into politics. You showed what a businessperson can do to make America Great Again. I am incredibly grateful for your support and will never let you down.’
Mace, who supports Trump in his 2024 presidential race but has criticized the Department of Justice’s handling of the Epstein files, acknowledged Trump’s endorsement of Evette on X. ‘I have enormous respect for President Trump and everything he has done for our country and for South Carolina. That respect is genuine and it is unchanged,’ she noted. Mace also expressed that her pursuit of transparency regarding the Epstein files ‘put the likelihood of an endorsement on the line.’
She further stated, ‘South Carolina deserves a Governor who answers to her people, not to the establishment, and not to anyone who believes accountability is negotiable.’
Current Polling Data
In a Trafalgar Group survey, Evette leads with 19.9 percent, while Attorney General Alan Wilson has 19.4 percent, businessman Rom Reddy has 19 percent, Congressman Ralph Norman holds 15.9 percent, Mace has 14.6 percent, decertified candidate Jacqueline Dubose garners 3.2 percent, and State Senator Josh Kimbrell has 2.3 percent. The poll indicates 5.6 percent of voters are undecided. Conducted from May 21 to May 24, the survey covered 1,125 likely Republican primary voters and has a 2.9 percent margin of error.
Another poll by co/efficient, at the end of April, shows Evette leading with 21 percent, Wilson at 18 percent, Norman at 13 percent, Mace at 12 percent, Reddy at 11 percent, Kimbrell at 2 percent, and 22 percent of voters undecided. This poll was conducted on April 29 and April 30 with 813 likely Republican primary voters and holds a 3.44 percent margin of error. It details a 5 percent drop for Mace and a 2 percent gain for Evette compared to a previous survey in March.
In a March poll by co/efficient, Mace had 22 percent, Evette received 21 percent, Wilson earned 19 percent, Norman captured 8 percent, Kimbrell got 1 percent, and 29 percent were undecided. This survey was conducted on March 12 and March 13 among 810 likely Republican primary voters, with a 3.43 percent margin of error.
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