Sen. Tim Scott is having trouble winning over voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, so a top campaign aide is privately pleading with them to support him until the primary in his home state of South Carolina.
The Third-Quarter Fundraising Totals For Sen. Tim Scott (Photo: newsonyx)
Mikee Johnson, The National Finance Co-Chair For Sen. Tim Scott Told Donors In A Call On Friday
Mikee Johnson, the national finance co-chair for Sen. Tim Scott, told donors in a call on Friday that “it shouldn’t be lost on us that we’re still going to win the votes in South Carolina.” And this is where we really shine, don’t you think? If we defeat South Carolina, we will have made the difference.
The comments by Johnson, a prominent businessman in South Carolina, highlight the seemingly hopeless situation Sen. Tim Scott and other rivals of former President Donald Trump are in ahead of the first caucuses and primaries. After months of campaigning, they are forced to persuade donors and supporters to stick with them as they try to dent Trump’s enormous lead.
According to RealClearPolitics’ aggregates, Scott’s national polling average over the past two weeks places him at just under 3%, however, he is at about 7% in Iowa and 5% in New Hampshire. Scott has performed better in South Carolina’s primary polls, but he is still trailing former governor Nikki Haley and is neck and neck with Florida governor Ron DeSantis there. Trump is outpacing them all by a wide margin in the state.
The Third-Quarter Fundraising Totals For Sen. Tim Scott’s And The Other Presidential Campaigns Have Not Yet Been Disclosed
The third-quarter fundraising totals for Sen. Tim Scott’s and the other presidential campaigns have not yet been disclosed; the reports are due in the middle of the month. Johnson noted that Sen. Tim Scott’s financial figures will demonstrate that he has “the cash on hand to go the distance,” a reference to the huge financial advantage he had gained from using an existing Senate campaign war chest when he declared his candidacy for president.
Prior to the third debate, scheduled for November, his campaign is still requesting that the Republican National Committee change the polling rules. It is requesting that the party concentrate more attention on early-state polls rather than national polls.
