The only black Republican senator has officially entered the presidential race. The polls only credit him with 2% of his party’s primary voting intentions.
At 57, the only black Republican senator, Tim Scott, officially launched Friday in the race for the White House for 2024. The elected representative of South Carolina, in the USA, formally filed his nomination paper with the Federal Election Commission. He also summoned his supporters Monday to Charleston Southern University for a “special announcement”.
A grandfather in the cotton fields
For several months, Tim Scott no longer hid his presidential ambitions. Re-elected to Congress in November, with a 26-point lead over his rival, the senator had mentioned his grandfather who had voted for Barack Obama. “I wish he had lived long enough to see another president of color and this time it was a Republican!” »
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This grandfather, who worked in the cotton fields, was hoisted by Tim Scott at the heart of his family story and recalls the discrimination suffered by African-Americans. However, the senator assures us that “America is not racist”. For him, the United States is “a country of opportunity, not oppression”.
An evangelical Christian
This evangelical Christian also places his faith at the heart of his political action. Bearer of conservative values on abortion or individual responsibility, he intends to distinguish himself from ex-president Donald Trumpbig favorite of the Republican primary, with…
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