{"id":1981907,"date":"2023-07-25T05:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-counts-on-south-carolina-popularity-as-he-seeks-second-look-nationally\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T05:17:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:17:10","slug":"tim-scott-counts-on-south-carolina-popularity-as-he-seeks-second-look-nationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-counts-on-south-carolina-popularity-as-he-seeks-second-look-nationally\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott relies on his South Carolina popularity while aiming for national recognition once again."},"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\">30<\/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-counts-on-south-carolina-popularity-as-he-seeks-second-look-nationally%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=1981907&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>Sen. Tim\u200c Scott: \u200bA Strong Challenger to Trump&#8217;s 2024 Campaign<\/h2>\n<p>Sen.\u200d Tim Scott (R-SC) is emerging as a\u2064 significant \u200bchallenger to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024\u200d campaign,\u2063 particularly in \u2062his home state of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>While South Carolina Republicans acknowledge Trump&#8217;s strong base of support in the state, they also recognize\u200d that voters are intrigued by Scott as a viable alternative.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Feuds with GOP Governors: A Distraction in the 2024 Primary\u200b Race<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>County and district GOP \u2063chairmen and women across South Carolina emphasize that Trump \u2062remains popular. However, with the \u2062primary still seven months away, they\u200d acknowledge that voters are\u200b open to considering other candidates, with Scott\u2064 being a standout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President\u200c Trump definitely has a very strong and large base of support going \u200cinto our primary here in South Carolina,&#8221; said Fourth District\u200c Republican \u200bChairman Nate Leuppe. &#8220;It is strong and \u2063unwavering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Leuppe also noted that\u200b there is a smaller percentage of &#8220;America First&#8221; voters \u200bwho support\u200b Trump \u2064but are not\u2062 fully committed to \u2063him.\u2063 These voters are likely to wait and see how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-doesnt-see-a-path-for-victory-for-anyone-but-trump-but-stops-short-of-endorsing\/\" title=\"Kristi Noem sees no path to victory for anyone except Trump, but refrains from endorsing.\">primary race unfolds<\/a> in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Dorchester County GOP Chairman Steven Wright affirmed that Trump enjoys solid\u2062 support\u2063 in South Carolina and across the country. Nevertheless, he emphasized that South Carolinians \u2063take their role as a\u2064 first-in-the-South primary state\u200d seriously and believe that candidates must earn \u2064their votes.<\/p>\n<p>South\u200b Carolina\u200c Republican \u200bParty Chairman Drew McKissick, who is also co-chairman\u200c of the Republican National Committee, predicted that the state&#8217;s primary would be\u200c highly competitive, especially with a later primary date scheduled for Feb. 24.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The candidates are going to\u200c want to come here, campaign here, and win here because it will give them a bounce going into Super\u2064 Tuesday, where you know, it&#8217;s\u2064 difficult for them to get\u2063 all around the country,&#8221; McKissick explained.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions in the South Carolina race \u200dare further heightened by the presence\u2064 of \u200dtwo candidates \u200cwho call\u200b the\u200c state \u200chome: Scott and former Ambassador \u200cto the United Nations Nikki Haley, according to McKissick.<\/p>\n<p>Several\u2064 leaders have observed \u200dthat voters are particularly interested in Scott, while not seeing the same level of support for Haley. Spartanburg County GOP Chairman Curtis Smith mentioned that voters appreciate Haley but feel she left important jobs unfinished, referring to her governorship and role as \u200bambassador to the U.N. during the \u200bTrump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Smith claimed that Scott&#8217;s appeal extends beyond the Republican Party. \u200bHe shared that he met minority voters at a recent event with Scott who had never \u2064voted Republican before but were\u2064 inspired \u200cby Scott&#8217;s message and declared their support \u200cfor him.<\/p>\n<p>Smith also highlighted Scott&#8217;s\u200c work on opportunity zones, \u2064which were part of an initiative he authored\u2062 and\u2063 passed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This, along with Scott&#8217;s personal story of rising from\u200b humble beginnings, has garnered significant support for him.<\/p>\n<p>Seventh Congressional District \u200cGOP\u200b Chairman Jerry Rovner stated, &#8220;I think a lot \u2063of Democrats fear him because he&#8217;s black, he&#8217;s intelligent, he&#8217;s conservative, and they don&#8217;t know\u2064 what to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Regarding policy, \u2064Rovner noted that Scott\u2063 shares a similar vision with Trump and most Republican voters but approaches it differently\u200c by refraining\u200d from personal attacks \u200bon opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple leaders predict a serious challenge from Scott, especially if he gains traction\u200c in Iowa and New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sen. Scott is building an operation across our state. People know him. \u200dPeople like\u200b him. And he\u2062 has received a great number of endorsements from senators, from local \u2062elected \u200dofficials,&#8221; said Wright about Scott&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Scott has garnered\u200c over 140 \u2063endorsements\u200b from current and former\u2062 elected officials in South Carolina since announcing his bid for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders also\u200b pointed out that Scott&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-counts-on-south-carolina-popularity-as-he-seeks-second-look-nationally\/\" title=\"Tim Scott relies on his South Carolina popularity while aiming for national recognition once again.\">endorsements \u200binclude county-level officials<\/a>,\u200c particularly in Dorchester County.<\/p>\n<p>Leuppe further explained that while not everyone may support \u2063Scott for the Republican nomination, they all support him in other ways. Some believe he\u2062 would make an excellent vice\u200c president. &#8220;Tim Scott is \u2064an \u200bincredible person. He&#8217;s an incredible senator. And I think he has an\u2063 incredible future,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Trump has refrained from speaking negatively about\u2063 Scott, even referring to\u2063 him as a \u200c&#8221;nice guy&#8221; after criticizing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) at a recent rally.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump were to change his \u2062strategy and \u2064attack Scott, it could be\u200d a risky move, given the senator&#8217;s \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-republican-senator-joins-race-to-replace-chris-sununu-as-new-hampshire-governor\/\" title=\"Ex-GOP senator enters race for NH governor, replacing Chris Sununu.\">high\u200c approval ratings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2022 Winthrop University poll, Scott had an approval rating\u2062 of nearly 90% among South Carolina Republicans. He \u2063also enjoyed \u2064the approval of \u200dtwo-thirds of the general public in the \u200bstate.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 a recent HarrisX-Harris poll, Scott received a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-and-manchin-pose-dual-threats-to-biden-in-2024\/\" title=\"RFK Jr and Manchin pose double risks to Biden in 2024.\">net favorability \u2063rating<\/a> of 10, surpassing most other figures who received net\u2064 negative results. Only six out of the 25 individuals rated were viewed more favorably than Scott,\u2064 including fellow \u2063presidential\u200b candidates Vivek\u200d Ramaswamy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/p>\n<p>While the race has been portrayed as a competition between front-runner \u2063Trump and second-place contender DeSantis, South Carolina leaders suggest that the dynamic \u2063in the state may \u2063be different. They note\u200b that DeSantis has support but emphasize \u2062the significant attention received \u200bby\u200d Ramaswamy and Scott.<\/p>\n<p>One veteran Republican operative in \u200cSouth Carolina \u2064reiterated Trump&#8217;s dominance in the \u200bstate but mentioned that religious voters are considering\u200d Scott specifically. The senator has made \u2062faith a central theme of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>As reports of internal \u2064reshuffling and donor concerns emerge within the DeSantis campaign, \u200bScott&#8217;s campaign aims to capitalize on the\u200b moment.<\/p>\n<p>Sources involved in Scott&#8217;s campaign \u200dbelieve that as \u200dlong as they continue their current strategy,\u2063 it will become evident to voters that Scott is the right messenger with the best \u200cmessage. They also \u2064emphasize that Scott has the necessary resources to go the distance, ending the second quarter of 2023 with the second-highest cash on hand, behind only Trump.<\/p>\n<p>These \u200doperatives are confident that\u200b voters appreciate Scott&#8217;s positive approach and optimistic \u200dmessage.<\/p>\n<p>Republican strategists also\u2062 see an\u2062 opportunity for Scott in the 2024\u200b primary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It seems like DeSantis really positioned himself as the alternative \u2062to Trump, whereas Tim Scott entered the race with his own vision for the\u200c country,&#8221; said\u2064 Susan Del Percio. &#8220;Being an alternative to Trump only works if Trump is not in the race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Del Percio believes that Scott needs to \u200dbe\u2064 proactive and assertive to fully capitalize on this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Republican strategist John Feehery highlighted that Scott&#8217;s positive message sets\u200c him apart from the competition in\u200c a favorable way. He stated, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think either Trump or DeSantis \u2062have that same kind of powerfully positive message.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/tim-scott-emerge-challenger-trump-2024-campaign-south-carolina\">Click here \u200bto read more from the Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) may pose a notable challenge to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 bid, particularly in South Carolina. Although Trump enjoys strong support in the state, South Carolina Republicans have shown interest in Scott as a viable alternative. 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