Could Tim Scott be the best GOP recruit for 2024?

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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.

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There’s plenty of GOP voters who would not show up if a black man was on the ticket

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How about the countless Conferedate sympathizers?

I find it unlikely that there are large numbers of people who wouldn't show up if a Black man is on the ticket. Tim Scott has already participated in elections in South Carolina as a black man and did not lose much support compared to other Reoublican candidates.

In fact, it seems he's done a good bit better (especially in 2016, after South Carolinians knew his race for two years, Tim Scott got nearly 100K more votes than Trump while his opponent got nearly 100K less votes than Clinton).

Will these people who take issue with Scott's racial background suddenly start coming out of the woodwork in the rare scenario in which he is nominated? Where would they come from? It's not South Carolina, that's for sure.