'There needs to be really only one other lane, and that is an alternative to Donald Trump.'
touting a unique personal story and optimistic vision for America, who has already been running for two months. But arguably more than Haley, Scott has emphasized his race throughout his political career. A source familiar with his organization tells TIME that his story of achieving the American dream and his firsthand experience with the vitriol Democrats have sometimes demonstrated toward Black Republicans are likely to be key differentiators for his campaign.
Of all the things that set him apart, strategists inside and outside Scott’s orbit say his identity may give him the most unique opportunity to appeal to Republicans. “They’ll say they don’t care a lot about that, because we don’t believe in identity politics as Republicans,” Ayres says. “But they know that the country’s changing, and they know that a different kind of candidate would be very attractive.
Working with Democratic Senator Cory Booker, Scott helped institute Opportunity Zones, which created tax advantages for investments in economically-distressed communities, in the tax plan Trump signed in 2017. After the 2020 murder of George Floyd, Scott and Booker became their party’s lead negotiators on police reform, but failed to reach a compromise. Prior to that, Scott sunk more than one of Trump’s judicial nominees who faced race-related controversies.
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