Why this GOP senator could be the low-key favorite for 2024.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott has balanced between the Trump and establishment wings of the GOP better than just about anyone else. In this latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains why Scott could end up being the Republican frontrunner in 2024.
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Republican Sen. Tim Scott to deliver GOP response for Biden address to Congress
www.cnn.com/2021/04/22/politics/tim-scott-gop-response-biden-congress/index.html
twitter.com/SenatorTimScott/status/1385318022240522245
heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/S001184/117
www.clubforgrowth.org/scorecards/app/?party=all&chamber=S&yr=2019&state=all&rep
www.thealmanacofamericanpolitics.com/
Sen. Scott says Trump's moral authority was compromised by his Tues. comments on Charlottesville
www.vice.com/en/article/j5dab3/tim-scott-trump-charlottesville-race
Sen. Tim Scott: Trump Has 'Obviously Reflected' On His Charlottesville Comments
Transcript: Tim Scott's RNC remarks
www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/politics/tim-scott-rnc-speech/index.html
Sen. Tim Scott says Trump is the ‘one person I don’t blame’ for Capitol attack
www.yahoo.com/now/sen-tim-scott-says-trump-220500303.html
Sen. Tim Scott on George Floyd verdict: ‘No question in my mind the jury reached the right verdict’
GOP senator floats compromise on policing legislation as bipartisan talks pick up pace
www.cnn.com/2021/04/21/politics/policing-reform-talks-congress-latest-negotiations/index.html
www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S4SC00240/
Tim Scott for president? Iowa and New Hampshire visits get people talking
www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article215227775.html
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