Fox News Exclusive – Republican Sen. Tim Scott, a leading surrogate for former President Trump, voted in person in his home state of South Carolina on Tuesday, pleading with Republicans to accept early voting.
“Donald Trump is for early voting. I’m for early voting. Every Republican should be for early voting. So let’s just do it. That’s what I’m doing today. “There is,” the senator said in an exclusive interview with a national newspaper. Visit FOX News Digital before you vote.
“More Republicans will continue to vote early, vote often, and take advantage of all the options on the voting table,” Scott said.
The former president has been a very vocal critic of early voting, and has repeatedly claimed without evidence that there was massive fraud that led to President Biden’s 2020 election defeat. denounced.
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Republican Sen. Tim Scott prepares to vote early at a library in Hanahan, South Carolina, on Oct. 21, 2024. (Great Opportunity PAC)
Trump, who is seeking to retake the White House this term, has sent mixed messages about early voting, even though the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party worked hard last year to encourage Republicans to adopt the habit of voting before Election Day. I’m sending it. .
But in recent weeks, Trump has been pleading with Republicans to vote early and appears to be listening to his advisers. Democrats still have a clear advantage in early voting, but Republicans appear to be closing the gap.
Asked whether Trump helped or hurt the Republican effort, Scott said: “The president’s attitude this time around is very clear. He wants every Republican to vote as much as possible. We I am determined to win this election, and so am I.” I’m glad that President Trump and I are on the same page again. ”
In the 2020 election, states significantly expanded early voting through absentee voting, mail-in voting and early voting due to health concerns caused by the coronavirus, the worst pandemic to hit the world in a century. And four years later, most states have enacted similar rules.
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott takes a selfie as he arrives to vote in Hanahan, South Carolina, on October 21, 2024. (Great Opportunity PAC)
Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, unsuccessfully ran for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination last year.
After announcing his candidacy for the White House, Scott endorsed Trump at a campaign event in New Hampshire in January ahead of the nation’s first Republican presidential primary. And Scott became the former president’s chief surrogate.
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Mr. Scott was also thought to be one of the few politicians vying to be Mr. Trump’s running mate, but the former president nominated Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio to be his junior partner in the national Republican ticket.
Former President Trump and Sen. Tim Scott at a FOX News Channel town hall on February 20, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
The conservative senator, who remains hugely popular within the Republican Party, is also known for his fundraising talents, and is a key candidate for Republican Senate candidates as well as Trump as the party strives to regain a majority in Congress in 2024. He has also contributed to fundraising. election.
Asked about his campaign activities in the remaining two weeks until Election Day, Scott said he would campaign for President Trump and Republican Senate candidates in key battleground states such as Pennsylvania and Michigan.
“I’m going to talk about President Trump and the next four years, why it’s important, and also the importance of winning the Senate. I’m excited about where we’re at right now,” he said.
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