'One Of The More Extreme Members': Dem Challenger To Nancy Mace Blasts The Incumbent

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00:00 This woman, Nancy Mace, reportedly describes herself as fiscally conservative and socially

00:04 sensible.

00:05 The economy and inflation continue to be top issues facing voters.

00:10 Social issues like abortion continues to hold weight in voters' minds as well.

00:15 So how are you tackling these types of issues?

00:17 Well, first of all, with all due respect, I mean, Nancy Mace is one of the more extreme

00:23 members of Congress these days.

00:26 Her own party has labeled her that.

00:29 So, you know, look, we're just out.

00:32 We are talking.

00:33 I have a very positive, upbeat kind of an agenda focusing on core kitchen table issues.

00:41 There are still a lot of people who are trying to get their legs underneath them post-COVID.

00:46 A lot of people focusing on jobs and Social Security.

00:51 Nancy Mace has talked about cutting Social Security, for example.

00:54 Nancy Mace has talked, she was the co-sponsor of a six-week abortion ban.

00:59 You know, most of the women in my district, the overwhelming majority, very much care

01:03 about women's reproductive freedom and rights.

01:06 You know, Nancy Mace hasn't really talked at all about the environment much.

01:10 You know, so the people who I'm talking to, and that includes Democrats, independents

01:16 and even moderate Republicans, all, you know, care about these core issues that impact really

01:22 all of us down here.

01:25 And a lot of the extreme positions and extreme kinds of antics that Nancy Mace puts on really

01:32 deliver the message that she's much more about Nancy Mace than she is about the district.

01:38 The economy, as we noted, is a top issue facing voters.

01:42 And you have a business background.

01:43 So I am curious.

01:44 I mean, I've talked to voters from Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, all across

01:49 the country, and people say, hey, my dollar felt like it went further years ago than it

01:55 does now.

01:56 So what do you say to those voters?

01:58 Yeah, I say they're right and they feel that.

02:02 I mean, look, you know, there are some macroeconomic factors that are real.

02:07 I mean, when President Biden got into office, the economy was in a shambles, almost in a

02:11 free fall coming through, you know, the pandemic.

02:14 And now he's created record numbers of jobs.

02:17 Unemployment is down.

02:19 Inflation is down.

02:20 So all those are good things.

02:22 But the broader system is really stressing working families.

02:27 Wages are low and have been low and lagging productivity since Reagan.

02:33 When you think about the cost of things like health care and housing and child care, I

02:37 mean, people are really struggling here.

02:40 And so, you know, part of what I'm focused on is working to try to figure out how do

02:45 we create a more inclusive economy, an economy where more people can better take advantage

02:51 of their skills, their hard work to take care of their families.

02:54 And so that's really one of the core economic issues that I'm focused on.

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