Mace on criticism she's too combative to govern in SC: 'These fights are worth fighting for'

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday evening pushed back on claims she is too combative to be a governor, just hours after the GOP lawmaker launched her gubernatorial campaign. “In fact, these fights are worth fighting for, whether we’re talking about illegal immigration or men in women’s spaces or, in my case, in the state of South Carolina we have the highest state income tax in the southeast, she said Monday evening during an appearance on NewsNation. "There’s nothing combative about wanting a bigger, better and brighter future for the entire state of South Carolina."

“And in fact, contrary to the mainstream media, I’m actually one of the top legislative lawmakers in Congress,” she told "On Balance" host Leland Vittert. Mace has faced criticism in recent months after she introduced a res