Tim Scott’s chances of success were considered slim from the start. Now the senator from the state of South Carolina has drawn conclusions.
Senator Tim Scott has withdrawn from the US Republican presidential race. The voters had made it clear to him that now was not the right time to apply, said the politician from the state of South Carolina on Fox News on Sunday.
The 58-year-old was running to become the first black Republican to serve as US president. However, he was a distant sixth in the party’s internal field of candidates. According to the website RealClearPolitics, he averaged 2.5 percent in recent polls.
Tim Scott only African-American Republican
Scott has served in the Senate since 2013 and is currently his party’s only African-American representative in the Congressional Chamber. On Wednesday he took part in a TV debate with four other Republican presidential candidates.
Former President Donald Trump, who is clearly leading in polls regarding the Republican field of candidates, stayed away from the television discussion for the third time. The 77-year-old right-wing populist instead held a campaign rally in the Miami area. The primary elections for the Republican presidential nomination begin in mid-January in the state of Iowa. The winner of the primary election will challenge incumbent Joe Biden in November 2024.
Source: Stern
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