TESTING THE WATERS: GOP senator exploring possible future in the White House — read his message to Americans.
on Wednesday morning, released his video announcement as he arrives for his second trip in a month to Iowa, the state whose caucuses kick off the GOP presidential nominating calendar. On Thursday, Scott makes his first stop this cycle to New Hampshire, which holds the first primary and second contest overall in the Republican schedule.
Scott is on what he calls his"Faith in America" listening tour, which he said would help him decide whether to launch a presidential campaign. Word of the tour wasSen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. speaks during the Republican Party of Polk County Lincoln Dinner, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The Iowa and New Hampshire visits will be immediately followed by a two-day donor summit in his home state ofScott, who cruised to re-election last November to what he has said will be his final six-year term in the Senate, is expected to court evangelical Christian voters, who play an outsized role in GOP politics in Iowa and his home state.
, who also appears to be moving toward a 2024 campaign, has long been a champion to social conservatives and is also expected to heavily court evangelicals in Iowa and South Carolina.the former ambassador to the United Nations and former two-term South Carolina governor who launched a 2024 presidential campaign two months ago. Haley, who’s spending plenty of time on the campaign trail in Iowa and New Hampshire, and Scott share many of the same allies and donors.
who announced his third White House run in November, remains the clear front-runner in the GOP nomination race.
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