Sen. Tim Scott: Formally Announces: As predicted last week, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott on Saturday declared his presidential candidacy. At this point, former President Donald Trump, former UN Ambassador and ex-South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, retired Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and now Sen. Scott are the officially announced candidates.
As we have previously said, the higher the number of second tier candidates in the Republican presidential race, the stronger former President Trump will become. Typically, a crowded field favors the contender who has the strongest political base. In this case, such candidate is clearly Donald Trump. Gov. Chris Sununu: Moving Toward Running: New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said at the end of last week that he will make a formal announcement about his potential presidential candidacy by the end of this month. Reading the political tea leaves suggests that he will enter the race but foregoes a fifth run for Governor later in the cycle presuming he fails to win the Republican presidential nomination. Polls suggest that he will be a factor in the New Hampshire primary, which is still the first such state on the Republican calendar. A good showing in the Granite State could provide him some momentum for other places particularly in the New England region. Looking at the bigger picture, another entry again makes the GOP race easier for former President Donald Trump. Comments are closed.
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