South Carolina lawmaker had been polling in sixth place amongst Republican contenders.
United States Senator Tim Scott has withdrawn from the 2024 Republican presidential race after failing to rise above low single digits within the polls.
Scott, the one Black Republican within the Senate, informed Fox Information on Sunday night that he had suspended his marketing campaign primarily based on suggestions from voters.
“I am suspending my campaign. 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,’” he stated on the Sunday Evening in America programme.
Scott additionally dismissed the potential of becoming a member of any of his rivals’ campaigns as operating mate, saying that “being vice president has never been on my to-do list for this campaign, and it’s certainly not there now.”
Scott, who entered the race in Might, had been polling in sixth place amongst Republican major candidates with solely 2.5 p.c of the vote, in accordance with the RealClearPolitics common of current polls.
The 58-year-old South Carolina lawmaker had pitched himself as a staunch conservative with an optimistic imaginative and prescient able to therapeutic the deep political divisions within the US.
Scott’s exit comes as a comparatively crowded Republican subject struggles to make a dent within the reputation of former President Donald Trump, who’s polling far forward of the competitors regardless of dealing with 4 prison indictments.
Scott is the second main candidate to depart the race in current weeks. Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served underneath Trump, suspended his marketing campaign late final month.
Scott on Sunday declined to right away endorse any of his Republican rivals.
“I’m going to recommend that the voters study each candidate and their candidacies and frankly their past and make the best decision for the future of their country,” he stated.
“The best way for me to be helpful is not weigh in on who they should endorse.”