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Scott Rises In Republican Primary Polling

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A new poll from NBC has found that Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) has “risen sharply” as the second-choice Republican Presidential candidate.

  • NBC: “[Scott] gets support from just 3% of Republicans as their first choice in the GOP presidential primary... [but] the number of GOP voters who see Scott as their second-choice candidate has risen sharply — more than any other Republican candidate polled by NBC News from April to June... In June, 12% of those polled said the same, a 9-point increase over the 3% who said so in April.”
  • Scott has campaigned on a more traditionally conservative platform than Former President Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
  • Scott co-sponsored legislation to repeal the federal estate tax and has also been an advocate for “opportunity zones,” a GOP initiative to boost private investment with low job growth.
  • Scott said in March: “A leader with a faith in America would have faith in Americans. That means cutting taxes, not raising taxes, so families can keep their own money, build their own lives and define their own dreams."

Figure 1: Republican Second Choice Preference in Primary

Source: NBC News

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