Conservative talk-radio host and best-selling author Mark Levin criticized House Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) for going on MSNBC and claiming that many pro-life voters are "far-right, crazy nutjobs." Levin charged that Mace lacks the guts (and intellect) to fight wisely against Democrats on the issue because she is, politically, "Mitt Romney in a dress." 

In recent  weeks, Rep. Mace has appeared on numerous news programs and argued that Republicans did not do well in the 2022 races because of an "extreme" position on abortion. She calls it "over the top and extreme," and contends "we need to find a middle ground." 

Levin responded to her claims on his April 14 nationally syndicated radio program, The Mark Levin Show. 

"Nancy Mace was on MSNBC today," said Levin. "She’s a congressperson from South Carolina. I use her as a foil, basically. And she says the Republicans can’t win, if the issue is abortion. You know, it’s an amazing thing. Ronald Reagan was pro-life. You know, the two greatest landslides, certainly, of any Republican president in history, I believe, both in terms of the popular vote and the Electoral College. Now why is that? Because Reagan knew how to communicate. He knew how to speak to you. He knew how to connect with you...."

"So there are ways to do this," said Levin. "But, that said, you don’t completely give up on the subject because you claim you’re going to lose the vote of women."

“Do women support abortion at the last minute, at birth?" asked Levin.  "Do they support sticking a large syringe in the soft top of a baby’s head and sucking their brains out? The enormous pain that causes that baby, that baby who’s literally centimeters away from birth. Because Democrats want to codify that. That is what they want to codify. That is what they want to codify."

He continued, "Now, Nancy Mace goes on MSNBC, CNN, and she’s very comfortable on these networks because she’s a gadfly. She’s a contrarian. She is, as I said, ‘Mitt Romney in a dress.’"

"We can have this discussion about what about rape and incest and so forth," added Levin. "That’s fine. I don’t mean it’s [rape] fine. It’s fine to have that discussion and those kinds of exceptions are the kind of exceptions that many people will agree on. That said, we’re not even talking about that. We’re not even talking about that. The left wants to drag us into that debate, and yet we’re well, well, well beyond that."

“Again, it’s the way you discuss these things,” said Levin.  “If you play defense and you allow the Democrats to lie, to poison the well, to spin, you lose. And it’s not just on abortion, it’s on everything."

“Nancy Mace does not have the guts to stand up to this," he said.  "So, she surrenders. And as for if we run on this issue, the Democrats are running on this issue. So you’re going to have to respond. ... So it’s not a matter of even running on this issue. It’s a matter of coherently addressing and confronting the issue."

Levin then ran an audio clip of Mace saying, "I’m in a bellwether district and I see the pulse of everyday Americans on both sides of the aisle, men and women alike. And they are not with us. They’re not with the extreme, far-right crazy nutjobs that want to take this" issue.

"That’s her," replied Levin.  "There you go. She’s a big help. That’s why she’s on MSNBC."

He continued, “She’s in a bellwether state, excuse me, a bellwether district, she says, and she gives the hard-left propaganda. You must be a ‘far-right, extreme, crazy nutjob.’ That’s it. Are you persuaded by her?"

"She’s a real ass," he added. "She really is. She’s very cocky. She’s got a fairly safe district. She says it’s a bellwether district. It’s not that bellwether. But that’s who she is and that’s the way she wants to be. And that’s why she gets invited on these television shows."

“She’s a backbencher," said Levin.  "She’s accomplished literally nothing in the few years that she’s been in the House of Representatives. She hasn’t made a profound statement ever. She hasn’t taken a lead on anything that matters to you. She’s a pundit who’s elected to the House of Representatives. That’s it."

“MSNBC would never have me on to discuss this or anything else," added Levin.  "But they’ll have her on because she’s exactly the kind of 'repubic' they want. So this isn’t the best face of the Republican Party. This isn’t how this is to be discussed. ‘You’re not with me. You’re an extreme crazy nutjob.’"

He continued, "And you know what the producers at MSLSD still are saying? ‘We love her. What other shows can we put her on? Maybe Al Sharpton. Joe Scarborough? Yeah, she’d be great.’ CNN said, ‘Hey, we need to have her on more often. She’s our kind of Repubican.’ And she likes to say we can find solutions, you know, we can meet in the middle, we can be bipartisan -- except, of course, [not with] extreme far-right, crazy nutjobs. And we don’t really want anything to do with you.’"

"She’s an idiot," concluded Levin.  "A low IQ moron. Nancy Mace."

In addition to his radio program, Levin is the host of FNC's Life, Liberty & Levin. Levin was chief of staff to Attorney General Ed Meese, and is the author of nine books, several of which were New York Times best sellers.