{"id":1934584,"date":"2023-05-20T04:49:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T08:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-officially-enters-2024-presidential-race\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T04:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T08:52:22","slug":"tim-scott-officially-enters-2024-presidential-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-officially-enters-2024-presidential-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott joins 2024 Presidential Race."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-scott-officially-enters-2024-presidential-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1934584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Senator Tim Scott Announces 2024 Presidential Bid<\/h2>\n<p>Breaking news! Republican Senator Tim Scott has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-not-a-part-of-this-woke-cancel-culture-aaron-rodgers-speaks-after-legendary-trash-talk-moment\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019m Not A Part Of This Woke, Cancel Culture\u2019: Aaron Rodgers Speaks After Legendary Trash Talk Moment\">officially entered<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-desantis-beats-trump-in-2024-straw-poll-at-top-conservative-summit\/\" title=\"BREAKING: DeSantis Beats Trump In 2024 Straw Poll At Top Conservative Summit\">2024 presidential race<\/a>, according to a filing with the U.S. election regulator on Friday. Despite being the impoverished child of a single mother and the only black Republican in the U.S. Senate, Scott remains optimistic about America&#8217;s future and believes that his message of unity and compassion can still resonate with voters.<\/p>\n<h3>A Message of Hope<\/h3>\n<p>On the campaign trail, Scott&#8217;s sunny disposition presents a stark contrast to other declared and prospective candidates, including former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who have portrayed the U.S. as a declining nation in need of rescuing from a corrupt, leftist elite. Scott&#8217;s personal story serves as proof that America remains a land of promise, and he hopes to inspire voters with his message of hope and optimism.<\/p>\n<h3>A Long Shot Bet<\/h3>\n<p>Scott&#8217;s chances may seem slim, with only about 2 percent of Republicans planning to vote for him in the primary, according to polling averages. However, he is well-known and liked in his home state of South Carolina, which plays a crucial role in the Republican nominating contest as it is only the third state to cast its ballots. Scott also has a strong rapport with donors, including Larry Ellison, the cofounder of Oracle, who has been a consistent backer.<\/p>\n<h3>Compassionate Conservatism<\/h3>\n<p>While Scott has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-officially-enters-2024-presidential-race\/\" title=\"Tim Scott joins 2024 Presidential Race.\">solidly conservative voting record<\/a> in the Senate, he has attempted to portray himself as unusually compassionate. He supports policies such as the creation of &#8220;opportunity zones&#8221; to boost blighted communities and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-bill-that-ties-tv-and-film-production-tax-credits-to-diversity-goals\/\" title=\"Newsom Signs Bill That Ties TV And Film Production Tax Credits To Diversity Goals\">tax credit program<\/a> which helps low-income families with children. In 2020, he was tapped by Republican leaders to develop police-reform legislation, after several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somethings-changed-people-wont-stop-for-washington-state-police-after-post-george-floyd-law-restricts-when-cops-can-pursue\/\" title=\"\u2018Something\u2019s Changed\u2019: People Won\u2019t Stop For Washington State Police After Post-George Floyd Law Restricts When Cops Can Pursue\">high-profile police killings<\/a> of Black people spurred nationwide protests.<\/p>\n<h3>Direct Competition with Nikki Haley<\/h3>\n<p>Scott&#8217;s entrance into the race puts him in direct competition with Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, who launched her campaign in February. Both South Carolina natives are appealing to a similar pool of donors and elected officials for support, and both candidates likely need to win their home state in order to have a shot at securing the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the odds, Scott remains optimistic about his chances and is ready to fight for the Republican nomination. Stay tuned for more updates!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>parent, Tim Scott, a Republican senator, has filed with the U.S. election regulator to run for the presidency in 2024. He hopes to appeal to voters with a message of unity and optimism, despite the party&#8217;s preference for a more aggressive approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1934837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[4506,4454,3849,5069,8063,8301],"class_list":["post-1934584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-4506","tag-joins","tag-presidential","tag-race","tag-scott","tag-tim"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_finder_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/tim-scott-officially-enters-2024-presidential-race\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1934584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1934837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1934584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1934584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1934584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}