Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, a potential running mate for former President Trump, is using his non-profit group, Great Opportunity Policy, to raise $14 million for efforts to win over Black and other non-White working class voters. Scott believes these voters could be the deciding factor in the 2024 election.
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, a potential running mate for former President Trump, is making the case for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to a number of top donors and billionaires. Scott, who ran unsuccessfully for the 2024 nomination but remains a very popular figure in the GOP, is hosting a one-day summit on Wednesday that is drawing top figures in the Republican Party, as well as mega-donors who have yet to commit to Trump's White House campaign.
Senator Tim Scott Makes Case for Trump in $14 Million Black Voter Outreach Campaign
The all afternoon and evening gathering of Great Opportunity Policy, a Scott-aligned non-profit group that supports his political and policy agendas, will also double as a fundraiser for the former president as Trump enters his final phases in his search for a running mate.
Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, earlier this month launched a $14 million effort to help the former president win over Black and other non-White working class voters that Scott argues could be the deciding factor in November's elections.
Senator Tim Scott Makes Case for Trump in $14 Million Black Voter Outreach Campaign
When asked what his message is to top donors who have yet to fully commit to the former president, Scott told Fox News Digital last month that "it is in the best interest of the United States of America to have four more years of President Donald Trump. It is in the best interest of our economy to have four more years of Donald Trump."
"The one thing you can discern as a top donor and Republican and, frankly, a strong business person is that a strong economy makes all things possible," Scott added.
Senator Tim Scott Makes Case for Trump in $14 Million Black Voter Outreach Campaign
The senator, who was known for his ferocious fundraising as he cruised to re-election in 2022, has strong ties with many leading figures in the GOP donor class. The money raised two years ago served as a down payment for his 2024 national run.
Scott, who was one of roughly a dozen Republican candidates who unsuccessfully challenged Trump for the GOP presidential nomination before ending his White House bid late last year, endorsed the former president in January.
Senator Tim Scott Makes Case for Trump in $14 Million Black Voter Outreach Campaign
The conservative senator from South Carolina over the past five months has become a top Trump surrogate and is considered to be among a small group of contenders on the short list as Trump's running mate on the 2024 Republican ticket.
Political analysts say that Scott, as a Black evangelical, could help the former president make a sizable dent in President Biden's lead with minority voters.
His campaign trail efforts on behalf of Trump appear to have impressed the former president. "You are a much better candidate for me than you are for yourself," Trump has said to Scott a handful of times.
However, pundits question whether Scott's uneven debate appearances during the Republican presidential primaries could be an issue for him if he faces off against Vice President Harris this summer in a general election running mate debate.
Scott's efforts to win over Black and other non-White working class voters are seen as a key part of Trump's strategy to win the 2024 election. If Scott is successful in his efforts, it could give Trump a major boost in his bid to return to the White House.
