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Tim Scott’s 2024 Gamble

His listening tour tests whether Republican primary voters would value inspiration over sharp elbows.
Sen. Tim Scott Delivers Remarks Commemorating Black History Month To The Charleston County Republican Party
Sen. Tim Scott delivers remarks at the Charleston County Republican Party’s Black History Month banquet February 16, 2023, in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

CHARLESTON, S.C.—Sen. Tim Scott is testing the market for happy warriors in the Republican Party, planning a possible presidential bid rooted in the premise America already is great.

“The story of America is defined by our redemption,” Scott said during a keynote address Thursday at the Charleston County Republican Party’s fifth annual Black History Month gala.

David M. Drucker is a senior writer at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he was a senior correspondent for the Washington Examiner. When Drucker is not covering American politics for The Dispatch, he enjoys hanging out with his two boys and listening to his wife's excellent taste in music.

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