{"id":1986565,"date":"2023-07-31T05:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T09:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scotts-messaging-and-strategies-could-shift-desantis-out-of-second-place\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T05:47:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T09:47:09","slug":"tim-scotts-messaging-and-strategies-could-shift-desantis-out-of-second-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scotts-messaging-and-strategies-could-shift-desantis-out-of-second-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott&#8217;s tactics may push DeSantis down from second position."},"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\">20<\/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-scotts-messaging-and-strategies-could-shift-desantis-out-of-second-place%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=1986565&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>2024 GOP Primary Election: A Battle for the Top Spot<\/h2>\n<p>What once \u200dappeared to be a two-lane\u2062 2024 GOP primary election is now splintering into several viable candidates aiming to defeat front-runner Donald Trump. <strong>Sen. Tim Scott\u2062 (R-SC)<\/strong>, in particular, could force his \u2062way up and push\u200c <strong>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)<\/strong> out of second place to take on the former president.<\/p>\n<h3>Scott&#8217;s Rise in the Polls<\/h3>\n<p>Scott is polling moderately, hovering around fifth or sixth place in national polls with a RealClearPolitics average of 3%. However, \u2064as the\u200d GOP primary\u2019s top ad spender, Scott is \u200bpicking\u200c up\u2062 support in battleground states such as Iowa and South Carolina, a sign he could break into the top tier of candidates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Voters in \u200dSouth Carolina, in particular, have made it clear Trump is their top choice.\u200d However, they indicated their home \u200bstate\u2062 senator is a viable alternative.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe word \u2018happy warrior\u2019\u200b gets tossed around a lot, but [Scott] has a positive message and he has something different to offer,\u201d said Dan Blum, vice president of Mair Strategies.<\/p>\n<h3>Personal Messaging over Mudslinging<\/h3>\n<p>Scott\u2019s campaign, \u201cFaith in America,\u201d has appealed to voters both in and out of the Republican\u2062 Party, focusing on rebuilding the country through an \u201coptimistic\u201d lens without offering any heavy criticism of his opponents. He\u2019s drawn on personal experiences as\u2063 a black Republican in politics\u2064 to appeal to minority voters, as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-scientist-unpacks-the-problem-with-follow-the-science\/\" title=\"WATCH: Scientist Unpacks The Problem With \u2018Follow The Science\u2019\">pretty darn good<\/a> at retail,\u201d Blum said of Scott, adding that he thinks\u200c the South Carolina\u200c senator will continue to move up in the polls and attract voters if he continues to follow his own personal narrative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Tim Scott will continue to share his message\u200c of optimism that is anchored in conservative values. The more people \u200bget to know Tim Scott, the more they are attracted\u200c to\u2064 his vision to restore \u200chope and defend the American dream,&#8221;<\/strong> campaign spokeswoman Nicole Morales said to the Washington Examiner.\u200c <strong>&#8220;Tim has the message, resources, and the fight to compete anywhere. That\u2019s why the Left fears \u2063him the most.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Scott vs. DeSantis: A Battle for the Moderate Republicans<\/h3>\n<p>Blum said the difference between Scott and DeSantis is that the Florida \u200cgovernor has positioned himself \u2062as the alternative to Trump \u200c\u201cminus the scandal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScott presents a little more appeal to the\u200c establishment Republicans and much more \u2063appeal to the moderate Republican,\u201d Blum said. \u201cSo, what I think [Scott\u2019s] done is trying to\u2063 position \u200dhimself as a candidate for the voters\u200d who aren\u2019t sold on Trump anymore, as opposed to trying to steal votes from Trump directly,\u2062 which is kind of what DeSantis is\u200c doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Shifting Dynamics in the Race<\/h3>\n<p>Trump holds a 52.4% RealClearPolitics average, with \u200cDeSantis steadily remaining in second place\u2063 with 18.4%. However, \u200bthere is a catch: DeSantis\u2019s polling averages are stagnating or slightly decreasing, a significant shift from when he launched\u200c his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>At the \u200dsame time, candidates such as Scott, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are moving up in the polls. Haley reached\u200d second place in \u2062a South Carolina poll, and Ramaswamy remains in third place overall in RealClearPolitics averages.<\/p>\n<p>AdStrategies reported this week that \u200bScott has spent over \u200d$15 million more than DeSantis, particularly \u2064in battleground states. \u200bScott purchased 64% of political\u200c ads in Iowa and 62% in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie \u2062Miller, Florida director of People \u200dWho Think, said many thought that when DeSantis\u2062 entered the race, the 2024\u200d GOP primary would go into three lanes: Trump,\u2064 the Florida governor, and everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he said, it \u2064looks like candidates such as Haley and Scott are \u2064finding their own path\u2063 to separate themselves from the \u200clarge pool of candidates.\u200d However, it\u2019s hard to tell whether \u200bthese candidates are\u2062 breaking out or \u200d\u201cif the stumbles are putting them all \u200bback in the starting gate,\u201d \u2063Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMomentum matters. And right now, Ron DeSantis does not appear to have \u200dit,\u201d Miller said, pointing to state polls like South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Strategists have admitted that it\u2019s hard to pinpoint why DeSantis\u2019s campaign is beginning \u200dto\u200b fizzle out, especially with recent staff changes and less \u2064cash on hand than Scott\u2063 or Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Blum said he thinks the Florida governor may be focusing on the wrong things, which could be why voters are losing confidence in\u200c his viability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeSantis doesn\u2019t have a\u200c bad personal\u200c narrative. \u2026 He has \u2063a \u2062good personal narrative, but I never hear him talk about it,\u201d Blum said, adding\u2062 that he typically focuses on blasting Trump\u200d or the Biden administration\u200c or on polarizing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">hot-button topics<\/a> that alienate voters.<\/p>\n<p>Miller said candidates have to focus \u200don how to \u201cspend your\u200d oxygen.\u201d In DeSantis\u2019s case, he is spending too much time arguing against critics\u200b and\u2063 putting \u200bup walls, like Jeb \u200cBush in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of pivoting into his strength, he was just like, people would attack and [he&#8217;d] be like, \u2018No, no, no, I\u2019m \u200cright,\u2019\u201d\u200d Miller said of\u200b Bush, comparing his tactics to DeSantis. \u201c\u2018This is why I\u2019m right\u2019 \u2064and try to explain why he\u2019s\u2062 right instead of using\u2062 his oxygen to pivot into telling people what they really want to hear about him\u201d as a\u200c candidate.<\/p>\n<p>However, Andrew Romeo, DeSantis&#8217;s communications director, said in a statement to the Washington Examiner that there are only two viable options for the GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter how much the media and D.C. elites try to destroy Ron DeSantis, they can&#8217;t change the fact that this is a two-man race for the nomination,&#8221;\u200b Romeo said. &#8220;Ron DeSantis is \u200cready to prove the \u2064doubters\u2064 wrong yet again and our campaign is prepared to execute on his vision for the Great\u2063 American Comeback as\u2064 we transition into the next phase of winning this primary and beating Joe Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The RNC Debate: A Chance for Other Candidates<\/h3>\n<p>Both \u200cBlum and Miller agreed that the Republican National Committee debate, occurring on Aug. 23, will be\u2063 all about perception. The former president has not committed \u2064to attending the debate, saying he does not feel like he has to.<\/p>\n<p>Miller said \u2064this will\u200b serve as \u2062an advantage to the other GOP candidates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Trump\u2019s not there, he is giving the person who\u2019s\u2062 willing to do that\u2062 \u2014 the oxygen to have their own \u2063lane,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>Blum said the debate will give Scott and other candidates hoping to break into the top three a chance to \u200battract voters who haven\u2019t been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-fla-authorities-investigating-hack-on-pinellas-county-water-supply\/\" title=\"FBI, Fla. authorities investigating hack on Pinellas County water supply\">paying close attention<\/a> to the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the folks in Iowa and the folks \u200cin New Hampshire \u2062in South Carolina that are very tuned in and are trying to pick their candidate now so they can \u2062get behind and do the\u200d work to help them. That&#8217;s not \u200deverybody,\u201d Blum said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, there&#8217;s gonna be a lot of people who probably aren&#8217;t tuning in until the first day. They\u200d aren&#8217;t paying\u2062 that much attention yet,\u201d Blum continued. \u201cSo for \u2063a lot of people, it&#8217;s going to be sort of their first look at these groups of candidates. And so for each of them, I&#8217;d say just really try and figure out:\u200b What is your message?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said Scott may have a distinct advantage during the debate given his experience on the campaign\u200c trail\u200b and in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s well versed in pitching his personal narrative,\u201d Blum said of Scott. \u201cSharing that narrative is going to be much easier for him \u200cthan\u2063 someone \u2064who hasn\u2019t been doing it much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/tim-scott-could-force-ron-desantis-out-of-second-place-in-2024-gop-primary\">CLICK HERE TO \u2063READ MORE\u200c FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 GOP primary race, initially a two-lane affair, is now fracturing with multiple contenders vying to challenge Donald Trump. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has emerged as a potential force, possibly surpassing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to confront the former president. Scott&#8217;s poll numbers show a moderate level of support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1986566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1986565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986565","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1986566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1986565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1986565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}