Several Republican lawmakers and 2024 presidential candidates travel to Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday Palmetto Family Council Vision ’24 Forumas the battle for 2024 gathers momentum.
The forum, a prominent conservative Christian event, comes as numerous GOP lawmakers do Travel to Iowa and New Hampshireearly states in the Republican faction and primary calendar.
South Carolina remains first in the Southern states on the GOP and Democratic primary election calendars and has historically been instrumental in selecting presidential nominees for both political parties.
“We are the front door of retail politics,” said Justin Hall, director of communications for the Palmetto Family Council. “We expect you to come here and tell us why we should support you, why we should vote for you and what your testimonials are.”
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Who participates in the forum?
Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the forum, as do South Carolina Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, al potential presidential candidate 2024.
Other attendees include Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, former Hawaii Congressman Tulsi Gabbard, and Louisiana Senator John Kennedy.
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Who won’t be there
You’re not going to Charleston? Former President Donald Trump.
He was invited to participate as it was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisformer Vice President Mike Pence, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
They were all invited but have not confirmed they would be attending Saturday’s event, organizers said.
Some of these, like DeSantis and Pence, skipped those as well Conservative Political Action Conference earlier this month; Haley and Pompeo decided to participate in the CPAC and appeal to the audience.
What will they talk about?
Expected topics for speakers to address include the Bankruptcy of the Silicon Valley Bankthe economy and inflation, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Attacks against the “awakened” ideology.
Haley previously told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that the US should not send American troops to Ukraine.
“We shouldn’t be sending cash or blank checks. Together with our allies in Europe and elsewhere, we should provide conventional weapons that will enable Ukraine to effectively stop the Russian invasion and occupation of their country,” Haley said.
A source familiar with Scott said the senator will address his beliefs as a “blueprint for America’s destruction” during the forum and President Joe Biden’s administration.
Scott will also “walk through many of the ways that the Democrats have sent us down the wrong path over the past two years,” the source said.
Scott’s previous speeches have a hopeful theme for America that he is likely to repeat. “He called it the great American sunrise. There is hope for all of us,” the source said.
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Haley, a former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor, may hit back at claims that the US is a racist country, said Hall of the Palmetto Family Council.
“I think she took the idea of the awakened ideologies pretty hard. And she’s putting herself out there as an example that supports her belief that America isn’t a racist country or you know woke ideologies don’t work,” Hall said.
He also said that Scott and Ramaswamy could also criticize wakefulness.
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Although Haley is already in the running for 2024, Senator Scott has not officially launched a presidential campaign – but there are signs that it is trending towards a run in 2024.
Whether they address each other or Trump remains to be seen. Haley made no mention of Trump during her CPAC speech to conservatives.
A Quinnipiac University poll last month showed that Haley received 5% Republican support in a primary and Scott 1%. For comparison, Trump had 42% and 36% of respondents supported DeSantis.
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