2024….
Republican for President….
A Black Republican from South Carolina?
Huh?
With the top levels of the GOP divided over whether to remain in lockstep with Trump or break away from him, senior Republicans say Scott’s ability to win support from divergent wings of the party could be an asset should he wage a 2024 run.
Bay Area-based investor Bill Oberndorf, who has given millions of dollars to Republican causes over the years and opposed Trump’s nomination in 2016, called Scott “that rare politician who you can trust to be good to his word.”
“I definitely consider Tim to be someone who has the integrity and experience to be president of the United States,” added Oberndorf, a school choice proponent who has donated $200,000 to the pro-Scott super PAC. During the 2020 campaign, the super PAC spent more than $4 million backing Republicans in nearly a dozen races.
A Scott 2024 run is far from a foregone conclusion. The senator has repeatedly brushed aside questions about a presidential bid and has said he is focused on his 2022 reelection campaign in South Carolina, where he is a heavy favorite. And even if Scott does wage a presidential campaign, he wouldn’t necessarily be a front-runner: Many Republicans say there’s far more enthusiasm for would-be candidates more closely associated with the conservative base, like Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has been embarking on his own nationwide fundraising push, including a stop this past week in Michigan.
But that isn’t dampening GOP buzz about the prospect of a Scott presidential bid — and the prospect he could benefit from Ellison’s largesse. It wouldn’t be the first time a wealthy patron has almost single-handedly turned a Republican candidate into a contender for the nomination. During the 2012 race, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was bankrolled by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum by investor Foster Friess, helping them advance deeper into the contest than initially expected…
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I mentioned here last week that a friend of mine who works in Scott’s state office told me unequivocally that Scott is running.
Wow!
A Black male and East Indian Female running for President as Republicans?
Holly Shit!
If Scott does run,Nikki won’t.
Indeed there is little rationale left for her candidacy.
Kristi Noem checks the box for aTrumpite female.
Liz Cheney is the obvious anti Trump female candidate.
Nikki has managed to essentially eliminate both camps.
State parties in states with early primaries and caucuses tend to frown on home grown candidates running.
The last time I remember a candidate from IA, NH or SC making it to the start of voting was 1992 when the Iowa caucuses were basically ignored because then Sen. Tom Harkin locked up the state party endorsements.
Since then I think Bob Smith ran from NH, Tom Vilsack from IA and Lindsey Graham from SC. But all had dropped out long before their presence would have affected the state contests.
But next-door neighbors sometimes do well, e.g. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and John Edwards of North Carolina.
He could be a VP consideration, but I doubt he’d ever be the GOP nominee. He’s pushed police reforms too hard for the base to ever accept him.
Maybe that’s his goal?VP