BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Republican Primary field has officially grown a little more when the American senator announces his candidacy for the White House for 2024.
The most prominent black figure in the Republican Party, Tim Scott, addressed supporters of his alma mater, Charleston Southern University, in his hometown of North Charleston.
“I am the candidate that the extreme left fears the most. You see, when I cut your taxes, they called me props. When I went back to the police, they called a witness. When I brought up President Biden, they even called me the ‘n-word,'” Scott said. “I disrupt their narrative. I threaten their control. The truth of my life alters their lies.”
Dr. Brandy Faulkner is a policy expert at Virginia Tech. Faulkner said that even though Scott is the only black Republican senator, she doesn’t think he’s campaigning on that ideal.
“He downplays the role of race in his decisions. I think for that reason you won’t hear too much public discourse about race coming from him,” Faulkner said.
Scott and many other candidates throwing their names on the ballot have an uphill battle ahead of them.
“I think it’s a long shot and it’s really going to be a battle between the two big names that are already being promoted, of course … DeSantis and Trump,” Faulkner said. “He is very popular among Republicans. Even among his Democratic opponents he is well respected. I think he will have not enough support to compete with the biggest names currently in the race.”
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