GOP Sen. Tim Scott will reportedly announce he is running for President three weeks from today – May 22 in his native South Carolina. Scott could be a formidable candidate if he can convince GOP voters to move away from both Trump and DeSantis to a fresh face. Scott is, no doubt, hoping he can win the South Carolina Primary – his home state – which comes early in the GOP Primary process.
It’s still a longshot. President Trump is very popular in South Carolina, and you now have two South Carolina politicians – Scott and former Gov. Nikki Haley – who will split the hometown vote in the South Carolina Primary. I just don’t see either of them winning it. But you never know! It will be interesting to watch.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Sunday said he will make a “major announcement” in Charleston on May 22, weeks after he launched an exploratory committee for a presidential bid.
“It is time to make the final step. Please tell your friends. Be in attendance,” Scott said during a town hall in Charleston, South Carolina. “North Charleston — more details coming your way. We will have a major announcement, and you’re going to want to be there.”
Scott, who had been teasing a White House bid for months, launched an exploratory committee for a 2024 presidential campaign last month. In a video announcing the exploratory committee, Scott said the nation is once again being tested as he took aim at President Joe Biden, who is seeking a second term in office.
“Joe Biden and the radical left have chosen a culture of grievance over greatness,” Scott said in the video announcing his exploratory committee. “They’re promoting victimhood instead of personal responsibility, and they’re indoctrinating our children to believe we live in an evil country.”
Scott echoed his message that the left is undermining the “American dream” in his remarks on Sunday. . . .
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