Sen. Tim Scott announced his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, surprising his campaign and donors.
Here is the detailed news.
Senator Tim Scott abruptly ends his 2024 presidential bid
In an unexpected move, U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott has ended his 2024 presidential campaign.
The news broke Sunday when Scott, who entered the presidential race in May, appeared on Fox News’ “Sunday Night in America” with Trey Gowdy and announced he was withdrawing of the battle.
Scott said, “I love America more today than I did on May 22nd. But when I return to Iowa, it won’t be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign. I think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on the planet, were very clear in telling me, “Not now, Tim.”
Scott began his political career as a city councilor in Charleston, South Carolina. He had also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Currently, he is a junior senator from South Carolina since 2013.
Tim Scott has formed an exploratory committee to enter the 2024 presidential race as a member of the Republican Party. He filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and officially declared his candidacy in May.
However, on Sunday he stopped his campaign and ended his presidential bid due to consistently low poll numbers.
Despite four criminal charges, former President Donald Trump leads with the most poll numbers among other contenders for the 2024 GOP nomination, according to multiple polling data.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy follow the former president as second and third observers, respectively.
Scott, in particular, struggled to score high in the polls. Although he spent millions on his presidential campaign, he remained unpopular throughout the race compared to his other candidates.
Additionally, it is unclear whether Scott would qualify for the upcoming fourth Republican presidential primary debate, which will require the candidate to perform high in polls and secure more eligible donors.
Scott became the second Republican candidate to end his presidential bid after former Vice President Mike Pence suspended his campaign last month, announcing, “It’s not my time” at a rally of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas.
However, Scott was polling higher than Pence in many polls.
Tim Scott’s sudden departure from the presidential race after the third GOP debate and before the start of the primaries stunned his campaign and donors.
His campaign team attempted to bolster his candidacy by emailing and asking supporters for donations to help Scott’s “strong leadership and optimistic, positive vision move the country forward.” The email said: “One last chance to donate this weekend and help Tim reach his campaign goal.”
Many other Republican presidential candidates commented on social media on the news of Scott’s departure from the race.
On Sunday, DeSantis praised Scott as a “strong conservative with bold ideas on how to get our country back on track.”
The Florida governor said, “I respect his courage in leading this campaign and thank him for his service to America and the United States Senate. »
Pence called Scott “a man of faith and integrity who brought his optimistic outlook and inspiring personal story to people across the country.” »
Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor who appointed Scott to his second Senate term in 2012, congratulated him. In her article on X Sunday, she described Scott as “a good man of faith and an inspiration to so many.”
The GOP primary was improved by his participation. Currently, Nikki Haley is the only South Carolina in the race after Scott’s departure.
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