Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) announced over 140 major endorsements from current and former elected officials from South Carolina on Monday in the wake of announcing his presidential bid.
“We have over 140 South Carolinians endorsing, and these men behind me represent that growing revolution where people are joining the team because we all know that America can do for anyone what she's done for all of us,” Scott said.Several prominent South Carolina Republicans stood with Scott onstage, including Spartanburg City Council member Rob Rain, Columbia's Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, state Rep. Bruce Bannister , and state Sen. Scott Talley.
The Greenville County representative praised Scott for being a"commonsense guy," adding that"common sense lives in the conservative world." Bannister further said,"The radical liberals are trying to take religion, faith, patriotism out of the national debate. Tim's never backed down." Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor, has gathered support from several Republicans in the state, including Rep. Ralph Norman , state Sen. Katrina Shealy, and state Reps. Nathan Ballentine, Mike Neese, and Chris Wooten.Scott used the announcement of his abundance of endorsements to speak on multiple topics that are expected to define the 2024 election. The senator discussed immigration, the southern border, U.S.
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