President Donald Trump has a nearly 100% success rate with endorsements this year in GOP primaries, yet Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman are convinced they can beat the commander in chief’s preferred pick to be the next governor of South Carolina.Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette late last week, dealing a blow to the GOP field, which also includes state Attorney General Alan Wilson.Candidates in South Carolina need to secure more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff. With Trump’s support, Evette likely becomes the front-runner, but whether the endorsement can propel her to outright victory remains to be seen. Polling has not shown much daylight between the top contenders.
Despite the president weighing in, Republicans are sticking out the brutal primary to the end.
Norman moved forward with his campaign Monday, nearly a week before the June 9 primary. He announced state Rep. Adam Morgan, a member of the state Legislature’s Freedom Caucus, as his running mate and dubbed them the “freedom caucus ticket.”
“Adam has spent his career fighting the career politicians in Columbia, standing up for taxpayers, taking on special interests, and refusing to back down from the woke left or tax-and-spend RINOs,” Norman wrote on X. “Together, we’re building what may be the most conservative ticket this state has ever seen!!”
