US Presidential Election: Another Candidate Appears

23 May 2023, 00:35 | Policy
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Republican Tim Scott Decided to Run for President of the United States in 2024.

Scott, 57, who has represented South Carolina in the House of Representatives since 2013, vowed to revive America's "

With about $22 million in cash on hand, he is battling with more campaign funds than any of his rivals..

At a campaign launch event in his hometown of North Charleston on Monday, Black Scott spoke of his personal story - the grandson of a Southern cotton worker who reached the US Senate - as the American dream come true..

Scott has previously spoken frequently about his experience as a black man in America, from being pulled over by the police seven times in a year to being pulled over at the US Capitol building..

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But in his campaign speech, he rejected the idea that a nation is defined by racial division..

" The truth of my life refutes their lies,"

Scott is one of three black US senators in the 100-member upper house of Congress.. Democrats have two.

This soft legislator, a teetotaler and a bachelor, has already won the support of two of his Senate colleagues, including John Toon, the second-ranking Republican in the House..

Scott will travel to Iowa and New Hampshire later this week, the first two states to hold Republican primaries..

Having already filed his presidential nomination papers with the Federal Election Commission, he also provided $6 million in airtime in both states.. This is the largest ad purchase in the 2024 election race to date..

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Former insurance agent Scott joins a roster that also includes incumbent US President Joe Biden, former US President Donald Trump, environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr., writer Marianne Williamson, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Representative.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence are also expected to participate in the election..

Meanwhile, American society has not yet overcome extreme polarization and a deep crisis, but with its choice it set a very encouraging trajectory for the upcoming presidential elections, writes Alexander Khara, an expert at the Center for Defense Strategies.. Read about American common sense, future 2024 candidates and support for Ukraine in Hara's article "




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