Could Tim Scott be the best GOP recruit for 2024?

[MargieCat]

I hear all the DeSantis hype on this board. Some are speculating he could flame out by 2024.

I think Tim Scott would be a pretty strong GOP candidate.

He is refined enough to make improvements in the suburbs. The people that found Trump to be toxic might like him.

He is not the Trumpiest candidate, so the working class might not cling to him the same way as they did with Trump. But he does throw enough red meat out to the base to get some of them out there. He can talk about culture war issues that excite GOP voters, like Dr. Seuss, cancel culture, critical race theory, and the pledge of allegiance.

Trump seems to like him as does McConnell and the GOP establishment. After all, they did let him deliver this years equivalent of the State of the Union.

[Roll Roons]

Maybe he also flames out somehow, but on paper, he would be a very good candidate. He's smart, charismatic and much less off-putting than someone like Trump, Hawley or Cruz, but he hasn't pissed off Trump in any way. He's certainly come out of the Trump era looking a lot better than his home-state colleague.

His national name recognition is probably a bit low, but he's lucky that he represents an early primary state.

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

I hear all the DeSantis hype on this board. Some are speculating he could flame out by 2024.

I think Tim Scott would be a pretty strong GOP candidate.

He is refined enough to make improvements in the suburbs. The people that found Trump to be toxic might like him.

He is not the Trumpiest candidate, so the working class might not cling to him the same way as they did with Trump. But he does throw enough red meat out to the base to get some of them out there. He can talk about culture war issues that excite GOP voters, like Dr. Seuss, cancel culture, critical race theory, and the pledge of allegiance.

Trump seems to like him as does McConnell and the GOP establishment. After all, they did let him deliver this years equivalent of the State of the Union.

He was not loyal to Trump and he's a plain boring establishment candidate that doesn't motivate the base.
He won't win a single state in the primary.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

I have him at #1 in terms of big GOP names who could beat Biden. I'd enthusiastically support him. But we all know he would never earn enough national support to win a GOP primary.

Yes, because he's black. The Q/America First crowd would lose their minds.

[BigVic]

He will be a good candidate

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No, because the GOP believes in tax cuts and oil drilling and we are in global warming

[AltWorlder]

I've already made this joke but wouldn't the voters get confused if Rick Scott also runs

[Skill and Chance]

Yes, potentially very strong. 

[Chips]

Possibly. We won't know for about two years or so.

[Would vote for Hillary Clinton over Joe Biden.]

No.

[Sir Mohamed]

On paper, sure. That doesn't mean much, though. While he'll increase support in some suburbs and among minorities, I'm not that convinced he'd turn out enough of the Trump base. Could be a high risk-high reward strategy to nominate him.

[Utah Neolib]

I've already made this joke but wouldn't the voters get confused if Rick Scott also runs

I wonder how a Scott/ Scott ticket would do

[AltWorlder]

Tim and Rick would give the ticket a personal sound and relatable

[DrScholl]

He's not at all extreme enough to get enough support to win a primary. Plus, I'm not sure a conservative electorate will accept an unmarried candidate.

[TDAS04]

Not a strong primary candidate.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No he isn't, the same rule applies Oil drilling and tax cuts for the rich for every R candidate, they can put Reagan incarnation up and he would still loose

[Never Made it to Graceland]

I'd enthusiastically support him.

Why? He's a completely Generic R.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

The GOP is so racist that they will resoundingly support Herman Cain (less the scandal, he is perhaps even odds to take the nomination) and Ben Carson (the most formidable foe to Donald Trump for no apparent reason until Trump KO'd him) but also too racist to vote for Tim Scott?

That doesn't add up. The last two cycles, the African-American candidate petered out due to specific weaknesses. The GOP's whole mentality in voting is that they want their own black candidate that thinks exactly like they do so that they can be shielded from accusations of bias, including most Trump voters. Trump was just a special phenomenon once-in-a-generation fighter for them that could not be passed up for a man asleep during primetime. Scott's a happy medium between the eccentric charisma of Cain and the humble intellect of Carson.

I don't know for sure that he'd get through a primary, but people would be looking for any reason to support him.

[courts]

I have him at #1 in terms of big GOP names who could beat Biden. I'd enthusiastically support him. But we all know he would never earn enough national support to win a GOP primary.

Yes, because he's black. The Q/America First crowd would lose their minds.

given how his response was received a few weeks back i could actually see him being a strong contender. he fired up a lot of people on both sides. also trump reportedly was considering him as a possible vp at one point. i could see him getting an endorsement

[Motorcity]

On paper, he is a great canidate.

I just dont't see the GQP base stomaching him. Remember, he was appointed to his position and than re-elected

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

On paper, he is a great canidate.

I just dont't see the GQP base stomaching him. Remember, he was appointed to his position and than re-elected

He supports the R platform of oil drilling and ban on Abortions and tax cuts for rich, that is over in a Pandemic

[DS0816]

I have him at #1 in terms of big GOP names who could beat Biden. …

You should have Joe Biden at No. 1.

[_.]

I think Tim Scott is very strong as a candidate in the general election

This is why:

Tim Scott: 37% Favorable, 26% Unfavorable (+11%)
Among Biden voters: 22% Favorable, 45% Unfavorable (-23%)
Among Trump voters: 67% Favorable, 9% Unfavorable (+58%)

Ron DeSantis: 34% Favorable, 32% Unfavorable (+2%)
Among Biden voters: 16% Favorable, 60% Unfavorable (-44%)
Among Trump voters: 68% Favorable, 11% Unfavorable (+57%)

Tim Scott's favorability ratings among Biden voters are insanely high for any Republican and he's managed to keep his unfavorables low.

Ron DeSantis, while performing high amongst Republicans, scores much lower than Scott amongst Biden voters, which will make it more difficult for him to win the general.

The only issue is that he's gonna have to make it through the primary first.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No, because Hermain Cain was the only one to develop a flat tax 9-9-9 I totally agree with it, back then, why would Rs vote for Tim Scott and he would agree with Trump or DeSantis

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

On paper, he is a great candidate.

I just don't see the GQP base stomaching him. Remember, he was appointed to his position and then re-elected.

He was an elected U.S. Representative, and assuming Haley had appointed a caretaker who had no intention of running in the special election, Scott could've won a competitive primary for the remainder of DeMint's term. That said, Scott has done nothing to indicate he has any interest in running for President.