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That’s not how the ‘scarlet letter’ works

By Tiana Lowe Doescher
Published October 11, 2023 6:20pm ET
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That’s not how the ‘scarlet letter’ works
I must admit that I have struggled to understand Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) unprecedented decision to join seven Republicans and the entire Democratic caucus to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker. Generously, one could concede that the congresswoman merely attempted to represent her newly redrawn, redder district in South Carolina. Cynically, Mace’s about-face […]

I must admit that I have struggled to understand Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) unprecedented decision to join seven Republicans and the entire Democratic caucus to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker.

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