After submitting his nomination papers to the Federal Election Commission, Senator Tim Scott announced the start of his campaign from his hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina, to advance his quest to become the first black Republican president.
His efforts include collecting donations to ensure his continuation in the election race, as he is expected to meet with a number of donors in his state before heading to Iowa and New Hampshire.
Gathering of the black and religious community
In recent months, Scott has visited several states important in the electoral race, where he focused on his religious background and the conservative values ​​with which he grew up in a poor environment, to win the sympathy of a large group. of preservatives. Scott did not lose sight of his drive to win over black voters who voted mostly Democratic. Scott first won his Senate seat in 2013 after Republican Jim DeMent resigned, to retain his seat until now.
List of candidates loaded
Scott, 57, joins a crowded list of Republican candidates in the 2024 election, from those who have officially announced their entry into the race to those who are expected to file official nominations in the coming days. Scott enters the race trailing, according to opinion polls, not only behind favorites such as former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who intends to officially run in the coming days. , but also behind low-risk candidates such as Vivek Ramaswamy. Scott is also not the only candidate from his home state of South Carolina, as he is in competition with the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley.
$22 million
Scott starts with an advantage over the rest of the candidates, since he will be able to transfer $22 million from his campaign account to the Senate to start his presidential campaign, an amount that guarantees the continuation of his campaign while waiting for the collection of more donations. . . According to sources close to him, his Republican colleagues in the Senate see Scott as a good candidate for the Republican Party, including Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, who said Scott was “a very good candidate”. Others have begun to openly support him in the upcoming election, such as South Dakota Sen. John Thune, who is considered the second-largest Republican in the Senate, along with Sen. Mike Rounds from the same state. An adviser familiar with Scott’s election plans said he would focus his campaign on his autobiography as someone who lived the American dream, and his campaign would also include criticism of his potential Democratic Party rival Joe Biden. and the Democratic left in general.
Will he launch an attack on Trump?
It’s unclear whether Scott will launch an attack on Republican Party rival Donald Trump, knowing he has already criticized him on several occasions.
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