Minority voters choosing Trump has Democrats ‘losing their minds’: Tim Scott – Washington Examiner
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) comments on the 2024 election, suggesting that Democrats are becoming increasingly alarmed as minority voters shift their support to former President Donald Trump. According to polling data cited by Scott, Trump is gaining significant traction among Black and Hispanic voters, attributed to his record of success during his first term, which included wage growth and efforts to address crime. Scott expressed that these voters are disillusioned with the current administration, particularly criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris’s inaction on economic challenges and security issues that disproportionately affect minority communities.
Scott highlighted how Trump’s administration facilitated substantial private sector investment in these communities, contrasting it with government handouts that he argues many voters do not desire. He also asserted that voters appreciate a leader capable of managing both domestic and international issues effectively. Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt mentioned that Trump’s appeal to minority voters may also be influenced by the perceived failures of the Biden-Harris administration in supporting legal immigrants over illegal ones. Scott believes that Democrats are losing support as they fail to address the needs and concerns of minority voters.
Minority voters choosing Trump has Democrats ‘losing their minds’: Tim Scott
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) assessed that Democrats are “losing their minds” in the twilight of the 2024 election race since minority voters are breaking their traditional voting habits and choosing former President Donald Trump.
Scott’s argument comes as polling data indicates the former president is making “record gains” with black and Hispanic voters in the 2024 presidential election. The South Carolina senator suggested that these groups are drawn to Trump’s “record of success” that he achieved in his first presidential term, which included wage growth and addressing crime.
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“And at the same time, Democrats, Sean, are losing their minds because they’re losing their voters,” Scott said on Fox News’s Hannity. “When Kamala Harris has said there’s nothing she would change about the Biden years, that means that the average family, black or white, losing a thousand dollars a month in spending power, she wouldn’t change that. Open borders, letting Venezuelan gangs in, as you talked earlier, that’s ravaging and devastating black, poor communities, she wouldn’t change any of that either. Crime destroys communities of color, and the poorest Americans feel it first. What would she do? Nothing.”
Scott also cited how Trump, during his presidency, signed legislation that provided “$84.7 billion” from the private sector to communities largely populated by minorities. Scott explained this is different from if the money had been provided by the federal government due to how the private sector “creates jobs” whereas the federal government “gives handouts,” the latter of which minority voters do not want and would rather have “a hand up.”
The senator added that these voters want a president who is able to handle issues both domestic and international rather than someone “who can handle the global stage without falling asleep.” Scott argued that Trump “demands respect” when he deals with international affairs, which he receives.
Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt assessed Trump’s gains among minority voters stems partially from how illegal immigrants have been helped by the Biden-Harris administration while legal immigrants are “put last.” She also suggested that Trump’s closing argument before the election revolves around “a failure of a vice president” against the success of his presidency.
“Our lives by every metric were better under President Trump, he has a proven track record,” Leavitt said on Fox News’s The Faulkner Focus.
Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee began a bus tour this week to visit minority communities in an effort to shore up their support.
Polling data indicates that 17% of black voters are supporting Trump ahead of the election, more than twice the support he won in 2020. Among Hispanic voters, Trump is backed by 49% of this voting bloc, outpacing Vice President Kamala Harris by 11% and the support he won in 2020 by 19%.
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