Nancy Mace calls Nancy Pelosi ‘more effective’ in rebuke of GOP leadership: ‘She got things done’

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: In a provocative op-ed, Republican Rep Nancy Mace sharply criticized her own party’s leadership, declaring that Nancy Pelosi was more effective than any Republican in the past century.

She also argued that the GOP under Speaker Mike Johnson is sidelining women, saying that the current government has failed to govern with inclusion.

Nancy Mace says Nancy Pelosi outperformed GOP leaders

In the op-ed published in The New York Times on Monday, December 8, South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace said she believes former Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was a "more effective" leader than any Republican has been "this century."

Mace said, “Here’s a hard truth Republicans don’t want to hear: Nancy Pelosi was a more effective House speaker than any Republican this century. I agree with her on essentially nothing. But she understood something we don’t: No majority is permanent."

"When Democrats hold the majority, they ram through the most progressive policies they can. They deliver for the coalition that elected them while they are in power."

"Republicans do the opposite. We get the majority, then become petrified of losing it. We pass the most moderate policies we can pressure conservatives to accept, betraying the coalition that delivered us here. Ms Pelosi was ruthless, but she got things done," Mace added.

Nancy Mace says GOP sidelines women in leadership

“Speaker Mike Johnson is better than his predecessor. But the frustrations of being a rank-and-file House member are compounded as certain individuals or groups remain marginalized within the party, getting little say,” she wrote.

“Women will never be taken seriously until leadership decides to take us seriously, and I’m no longer holding my breath. Since 2013, the Republican conference chair position has gone to a woman. It’s the token slot, the designated leadership role for the top woman in the conference, while the real power lies in other offices.”

Mike Johnson denies claims GOP marginalizes women

Last week, Johnson defended himself against accusations from female lawmakers in his party who have accused him of marginalizing them. Johnson argued that he’s their “biggest champion.”

“I think it’s a spurious claim. I think there’s no foundation in it whatsoever. You know, people get frustrated, people say things, and there’s a lot of people trying to stir division and dissension here,” he told CNN.

This month, he wrote on X, “When Republicans stay unified, we can achieve ANYTHING!”

“Even with one of the smallest majorities in history, we’ve delivered the most productive Republican Congress of our lifetimes, lowering costs, strengthening welfare, improving health care, and advancing President Trump’s America First agenda for working families."

“Democrats voted against ALL of it. The record shows the Republican Party is for working Americans.”