In an enormous enhance to the 2024 Republican presidential subject, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) filed his paperwork Friday.
At 57, Scott brings heft and depth to the competition: Win or lose, he’ll assist make his rivals and the dialogue higher.
He has smarts, ardour and calm, anchored by his deep religion and first-hand expertise rising from generational poverty to earn his share of the American dream.
And he enters the race with $22 million money readily available — a file for a first-time prez candidate, per the Federal Election Fee.
He’s low within the polls now, however primarily as a result of low identify recognition.
First step to fixing that comes Monday with a $5.5 million advert purchase in Iowa and New Hampshire — the primary two contests on the GOP facet.
(Democrats have rearranged their major schedule to guard President Joe Biden from the notoriously rigorous scrutiny of the normal “first two.”)
Since launching an exploratory committee final month, Scott’s been on a “Religion in America” tour, crossing the nation to share his imaginative and prescient for America.
He believes “America is ravenous for optimistic, optimistic management” (yep!) and speaks of a “new American dawn.”
As the one black Republican within the Senate, he’s mentioned race actually whereas standing by his conservative views, pushing rational criminal-justice reform in addition to faculty alternative whereas calling out the failings in essential race concept.
In Iowa, he requested his viewers: “In case you imagine we want a bit extra A-B-Cs and rather less C-R-T, let me hear you scream!”
When the gang delivered, he responded, “Hallelujah.”
For Sen. Scott’s entry into the race, we provide our personal hearty “Hallelujah.”
