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Tim Scott, a potential 2024 presidential candidate for the GOP, has decided to withdraw from the race.
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Shortly after publicly revealing his romantic relationship, Scott announced that he was ending his campaign.
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Despite having substantial financial resources, Scott’s platform failed to resonate with Republican voters.
Tim Scott, a senator from South Carolina affiliated with the Republican Party, is no longer running for president in 2024 after publicly disclosing his relationship with his girlfriend following the third Republican debate.
“I love America more today than I did on May 22. But when I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign,” Scott said during an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy.”
Scott recently faced criticism over the secrecy surrounding his relationship with Mindy Noce, an interior designer he has been dating for “about a year or so,” as reported by Axios.
Details of Scott’s relationship with Noce surfaced after he was criticized for being unmarried, with some insinuating he is gay.
“It’s like a different form of discrimination or bias,” the 2024 GOP presidential candidate told The Washington Post. “You can’t say I’m Black, because that would be terrible, so find something else that you can attack.”
He added that he kept her identity secret because he couldn’t imagine “dragging her onto the campaign trail unless I have the intention of marrying her.”
The senator’s path to the GOP nomination encountered obstacles from the outset of his campaign announcement in May.
More than half of GOP primary voters indicated in a Morning Consult poll that they had not heard anything about Scott’s candidacy a week after his campaign launch. Conversely, only 38% of the voters heard something positive about the candidate.
Nevertheless, the South Carolina senator did amass a substantial war chest. Scott’s campaign began with $22 million before his announcement and received significant support from Larry Ellison, the cofounder of Oracle Corporation.
The tech billionaire invested $35 million into the senator’s super PAC, Opportunity Matters Fund.
Scott informed Fox News’ Trey Gowdy that he does not plan on endorsing another candidate for the Republican primary.
“I think the voters who are the most remarkable people on the planet have been really clear that they’re telling me, ‘Not now Tim,'” the senator said on Fox News.
A spokesperson for Scott’s campaign did not respond immediately to a request for comment from Insider.
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