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Team Mace hits back at former top adviser for bashing governor hopeful over Trump disloyalty: 'Didn't raise a dime'
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace's South Carolina gubernatorial campaign set its sights on a former consultant after he took to social media to air his grievances.
Austin McCubbin, a longtime Republican operative and former adviser to Mace's campaign, dramatically exited her team on Monday, accusing the candidate of being disloyal to President Donald Trump. In a lengthy post on X, McCubbin claimed Mace "decided to turn her back on MAGA" only to "hug the political cactus that is the Rand Paul + Thomas Massie wing of the Party."
'When he demanded $10,000 a month for "services" and was told no, he ran straight to X.'
"My name has been used publicly, while going back on her word to pay me, to trade on my Team Trump status and to work on her behalf with the White House, and I am 100% breaking with her campaign out of loyalty to the President," McCubbin said.
Mace's campaign strongly pushed back and painted a much different picture than what McCubbin was claiming.
"Mr. McCubbin didn’t raise a dime for the campaign or, better yet, never even bothered showing up," a spokesperson for Mace's campaign told Blaze News. "When he demanded $10,000 a month for 'services' and was told no, he ran straight to X. Good luck with that."
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"Nancy Mace has stood with President Trump since Day ONE. Mr. McCubbin said it himself: 'Nancy Mace will be the most pro-Trump and America First Governor in the country.'"
Mace reiterated this narrative on social media, calling McCubbin "tone-deaf" and "out of touch."
"The feeling when a political 'consultant' demands $10k per month to give you bad advice you'll never use... and they cry on social media when you turn them down..." Mace said. "Those who rely on the elite. The powerful. The establishment. Are completely out of touch. Tone Deaf. To the needs of the powerless."
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Young GOP outsider takes aim at Trump-endorsed candidate in campaign launch to replace Gov. DeSantis in Florida
Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds' bid to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) just received another challenge from a fellow Republican.
On Monday morning, James Fishback, founder and CEO of investment firm Azoria, officially launched his bid for the governor's seat in 2026.
'Congressman Byron Donalds can't be our next governor because he won't fight for Florida like Ron DeSantis has.'
In a campaign launch video posted on X, Fishback, 30, says he will "stop the H-1B scam, tell Blackstone they can't buy our homes, cancel AI Data Centers, and abolish property taxes."
"Nowadays, not all Republicans are the same. If a Republican politician supports the H-1B scam that fires our workers, he can't be our next governor," he said in the video.
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"Congressman Byron Donalds can't be our next governor because he won't fight for Florida like Ron DeSantis has."
Fishback emphasized his outsider status in the campaign video: "I'm not a politician. I'm an investor and a businessman."
Fishback promised to visit all 67 counties in Florida in the coming months because "Florida's next governor has to be someone you can see, talk to, and even debate with."
"Florida is our home; America is our birthright; and we will never let them steal it from us," Fishback's website reads.
Fishback's X profile emphasizes making Florida affordable for families.
Fishback is also the founder of the Incubate Debate, an organization that encourages middle and high school students to debate and equips teachers with a no-cost "Teacher Toolkit."
Donalds, who currently represents Florida's 19th district in the U.S. House and has received Trump's endorsement in the Florida gubernatorial race, has consistently led Democrat David Jolly, a former Republican, in early polling.
Fishback joins a very crowded gubernatorial race, with over 30 candidates having already filed.
Blaze News reached out to Fishback's campaign but did not immediately receive a response.
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