{"id":132233,"date":"2023-04-12T13:01:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T13:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=132233"},"modified":"2023-04-12T13:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T13:01:53","slug":"tim-scott-launches-exploratory-committee-for-2024-presidential-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/tim-scott-launches-exploratory-committee-for-2024-presidential-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott launches exploratory committee for 2024 presidential bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/jzUffnc0dHShs6jMr0ozNqrVA88=\/368x0:2117x984\/1920x1080\/2023\/04\/12\/1681298836535.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: Tim Scott Presidential Exploratory Committee<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced Wednesday that he is launching an exploratory committee to run for president, becoming the latest Republican to enter the 2024 contest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>Scott&#x27;s potential presidential bid sets up a match-up with fellow South Carolina Republican Nikki Haley \u2014 who recently launched a bid <strong>\u2014<\/strong> as the two candidates will each look to carve out their own niche within the party&#x27;s traditional wing. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former President Trump was the first Republican to launch a presidential bid for 2024. <\/li>\n<li>&quot;I will never back down in defense of the conservative values that make America exceptional,&quot; Scott tweeted along with a video. &quot;That&#x27;s why I&#x27;m announcing my exploratory committee for President of the United States. This fight is personal. I want every American to have the same opportunities I had.&quot;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>Scott, who is the only Black Republican in the Senate, had been inching toward an official campaign launch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He has hired former Colorado GOP Sen. Cory Gardner and longtime Republican operative Rob Collins to co-chair a super PAC to support his political efforts.<strong> <\/strong>His<strong> <\/strong>Senate campaign had nearly $22 million on hand at the end of last year.<\/li>\n<li>&quot;Today our country is once again being tested. Once again, our divisions run deep and the threat to our future is real,&quot; Scott said in the video which opens with footage of Fort Sumter in South Carolina&#x27;s Charleston Harbor, where Scott notes the first shots of the Civil War were fired. <\/li>\n<li>&quot;Joe Biden and the radical left have chosen a culture of grievance over greatness,&quot; he added, not mentioning any Republican rivals.<\/li>\n<li>He accused Democrats of using race to &quot;divide us.&quot; &quot;They called me a &#x27;prop,&#x27; a &#x27;token,&#x27; because I disrupt their narrative,&quot; he said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The backdrop: <\/strong>Scott during a keynote address earlier in February at the Charleston County GOP dinner promoted messages of unity and optimism for America.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&quot;The story of America isn\u2019t the original sin, it\u2019s about redemption,&quot; Scott said earlier this month. &quot;We have to stop buying the lie that this is the worst time in American history.&quot;<\/li>\n<li>Growing up in North Charleston, South Carolina, Scott was raised by a single mom. He overcame poverty to become a businessman before running for elected office. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Scott has spent more than a decade in Congress. He first served as a representative in the House before becoming a U.S. senator in 2013, after then-Gov. Haley appointed him to a vacant seat.<\/li>\n<li>He helped craft the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, including a provision that created tax incentives for businesses that invested in struggling communities.<\/li>\n<li>During the Trump administration, he balanced the role of privately educating his GOP colleagues on the racism that he&#x27;s experienced and speaking on race relations, while trying to keep his relationships, including with Trump, intact, the Washington Post reported in 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Scott supported criminal justice and police reform in the wake of George Floyd&#x27;s death.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to watch: <\/strong>The rest of the Republican field has yet to take shape. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is unlikely to make an official announcement on his plans until at least May.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper&#8230;<\/strong> The Republicans who endorsed a Trump challenger in 2024<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/04\/12\/tim-scott-2024-presidential-committee-announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screenshot: Tim Scott Presidential Exploratory Committee Sen. 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