GET ME REWRITE: Tim Scott had been doing comparatively well in Iowa

 

Certainly much better than his 2.5% national polling average.

Polling averages:  Real Clear Politics

Headline:  Des Moines Register, 11/13/2023

“I love America more today than I did on May 22. But when I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my campaign,” Scott said. The lawmaker did not immediately endorse another Republican in the 2024 presidential race, and he denied that his campaign was an effort to become vice president. 

"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.'" Scott added. "I don't think they're saying, Trey, no, but I do think they're saying not now. And so I'm going to respect the voters, and I'm going to hold on and keep working really hard and look forward to another opportunity.

Not to be cruel, Tim, but Retiring Guy believes most voters are thinking along the lines, "Not now, not ever."

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