The Republican National Committee is launching a seven-figure ad featuring Sen. Tim Scott, marking an aggressive strategy to combat President Joe Biden’s agenda during a nonelection year and demonstrating the South Carolina senator’s rising star status.
The 30-second ad, provided exclusively to the Washington Examiner, showcases audio from Scott’s Republican rebuttal to Biden’s joint address to Congress in April. It will run on cable networks.
“A president who promised to bring us together should not be pushing agendas that tear us apart,” Scott says as the ad displays news coverage of missile strikes on Israel, a line of cars waiting for gas following a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, and migrants arriving at the southern border.
“Our best future will not come from Washington schemes or socialist dreams. It will come from you, the American people,” he continues, with the ad picturing Scott as it ends on a positive note: “I am confident that our finest hour is yet to come.”
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“Joe Biden has offered nothing but divisive partisanship and failed policies,” said RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. “With Americans more divided than ever, thanks to his failed leadership, the Republican Party is proud to offer a better vision for America, which is why we are bringing our conservative message of unity and prosperity to the national airwaves. Our winning Republican agenda will triumph over Democrats’ politics of division and lead our nation towards a better, brighter future.”
Starting a high-dollar television campaign in an off-year is another example of the strong effort that national Republicans are putting into winning back both chambers of Congress in 2022. The Senate is currently evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, and Republicans need to win just a handful of seats to control the House.
In May, the RNC transferred $5 million to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and $5 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee, more than it has ever given to the committees in a nonelection year.
The ad is another boost to Scott’s profile, following his widely praised rebuttal to Biden’s address that prompted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to float Scott as a potential 2024 candidate.
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“I have never been more confident in the American family,” Scott said in a statement. “Republicans have proven to the nation that conservative solutions and commonsense policies could lift millions out of poverty, create a more inclusive economy, and chart a direct path to the American Dream. Our future is in the hands of everyday Americans working hard to support their families and give back to their communities. With Republicans at the helm, we’ll make sure they have every opportunity to succeed.”
