In a memo to donors, Trust in the Mission PAC said, “we aren’t going to waste our money when the electorate isn’t focused or ready for a Trump alternative.”
Sen. Tim Scott appears at a GOP presidential debate hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. A super PAC supporting Sen. Tim Scott’s White House bid told donors that it plans to cut fall ad buys, a sign of the stagnation in the 2024 GOP race as Donald Trump maintains a dominant lead less than 100 days before the Iowa caucuses.
For months, Trump has remained the dominant polling leader, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis polling in a distant second. The memo acknowledged that while the super PAC prepared for the field to narrow, that dynamic has not materialized.in television and digital ads in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.Scott, who officially launched his campaign in May after forming an exploratory committee, is registering at 3 percent in a Washington Post average of September and October polling.
A campaign aide defended the early spending on ads that far surpassed what the campaign was bringing in, as Scott was seeking to establish national name recognition.But Scott’s struggle to keep pace with other contenders clearly took a toll on his fundraising. He raised just $4.6 million in the period covering July, August and September, but spent $12.4 million.
When reserving the ad time initially, advisers had hoped that Scott might have had a “break out” moment by now and that the PAC would need to be positioned to combat a negative onslaught from Trump or DeSantis this fall. But neither of those things materialized. That person suggested that the memo should not be interpreted as a signal for the South Carolina Republican to pull out of the race.
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