{"id":1990626,"date":"2023-08-04T07:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scotts-honesty-iowa-charm-offensive\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T07:10:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:10:12","slug":"tim-scotts-honesty-iowa-charm-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scotts-honesty-iowa-charm-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott&#8217;s Iowa charm offensive showcases his honesty."},"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\">16<\/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-honesty-iowa-charm-offensive%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=1990626&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\u200d Scott Winning Over Iowa Republicans \u2064with Honesty<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)\u2062 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-compile-list-of-parents-who-question-racial-curriculum-plot-war-on-them\/\" title=\"Teachers Compile List Of Parents Who Question Racial Curriculum, Plot War On Them\">gaining support<\/a> among prospective Iowa Republican primary caucusgoers \u200bdue to his refreshing honesty. While other candidates are \u200dpreoccupied with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-harris-michelle-obama-2024-front-runners-if-biden-doesnt-run\/\" title=\"Poll: Harris, Michelle Obama 2024 Front-Runners If Biden Doesn\u2019t Run\">front-runners<\/a> former President Donald \u200dTrump \u200band Gov. Ron DeSantis \u200d(R-FL), Scott&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-democrat-miami-dade-county-approves-of-ron-desantis-28-point-swing\/\" title=\"Poll: Democrat Miami-Dade County Approves of Ron DeSantis, 28 Point Swing\">high favorability ratings<\/a> and straightforward approach have caught the attention of Iowans.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He tells you what he believes\u200d in and that&#8217;s just how \u200cit is, and that&#8217;s refreshing,&#8221; said Brad Reese, a\u200b Chariton farmer. &#8220;I&#8217;m tired of politicians that tell you what they think you want to \u200dhear \u200band then don&#8217;t produce the results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott&#8217;s honesty has\u200c resonated\u200b with many Iowans, including retiree Greg Carlton and retiree\u200b Dennis Wilbur, who both praised his knowledge and ability to speak well\u200c on various issues.<\/p>\n<p>Scott has set himself apart from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-times-ron-desantis-stood-up-to-the-media-and-went-viral\/\" title=\"8 Times Ron DeSantis Stood Up To The Media And Went Viral\">crowded primary field<\/a> by delivering a hopeful \u2063and optimistic message, while also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scotts-honesty-iowa-charm-offensive\/\" title=\"Tim Scott's Iowa charm offensive showcases his honesty.\">addressing important cultural issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2062 kneel\u2062 to the father in prayer &#8230; and we stand for the flag in respect,&#8221;\u2063 he stated during the Iowa Republican Party&#8217;s Lincoln Dinner fundraiser. &#8220;If you&#8217;re\u200c able-bodied in America, you work. If you \u2063take out a loan, you pay it back. If you commit a violent crime, you\u200b go to jail. And\u2062 if God made you a\u200d man, you play sports against men.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, there are\u200d concerns among Republicans\u2062 about whether this approach will help or hinder Scott during the \u200cupcoming debate in Milwaukee on Aug. 23.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these concerns, many Iowans, like\u200c project manager Rhonda Huegerich, found\u200c themselves drawn to Scott&#8217;s personality and policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He actually drew me in more than I thought,&#8221; \u200dsaid Huegerich. &#8220;Partly his personality, partly his policies. Up until now, my impression was that he was going to be too positive and too soft for the administration that&#8217;s \u2063in right now because I really\u200d feel like\u200d whoever gets\u200d it \u200cnext\u200b really needs to get in and clean house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t sure that he was going to do that, and he basically said he was going to \u200bdo that,&#8221; she added.\u200b &#8220;I&#8217;m like, \u2063&#8217;All right.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Scott may be polling lower compared to Trump and DeSantis, supporters like farmer John \u2063Bandstra appreciate his policies and believe he has the potential to unite the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Tim \u200bScott is the \u200creincarnation of\u2063 Ben Carson, except he&#8217;s more vocal,&#8221; said Bandstra. &#8220;Could you\u2064 imagine a DeSantis-Scott ticket? That could be powerful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bandstra also recognizes Scott&#8217;s ability to reach out to black voters, which could \u200bhelp the GOP challenge the\u200d Democrats&#8217; dominance in that demographic.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Scott&#8217;s\u200b honesty and authenticity have struck a chord\u200b with Iowa Republicans, and he aims to make a strong impression during the upcoming debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My hope is that\u200d I&#8217;ll \u2063be authentically myself and focus on making the best impact \u200band impression I possibly can,&#8221; said \u200dScott. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to focus more on what I have to do to achieve my outcome, which \u2063is proving to the \u200bAmerican people that I am\u2064 the best candidate to be the president of \u2064the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) gains favor among Iowa Republicans for his honesty, reflected in high favorability ratings. However, his support remains lower compared to other candidates focused on front-runners Trump and DeSantis (R-FL). Pressure mounts for Scott to gain more traction in the Iowa Republican primary caucus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1990627,"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-1990626","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\/1990626","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=1990626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1990627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1990626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1990626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1990626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}