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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is up with a new campaign advertisement attacking Democrats and the media for wielding race relations as a political wedge, even as his reelection in the Palmetto State is all but assured.

My family went from cotton to Congress in one lifetime. So, how did the Democrats and media welcome South Carolina's first black senator? When I wrote a bill strengthening policing, they called me Uncle Tim, Scott says in the 30-second spot, speaking straight to the camera. When I wrote a bill cutting taxes for single moms, they called me a prop.

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The Left continues to run a divisive playbook because minorities who think for themselves represent an existential threat to their fracturing coalition, Scott told the Washington Examiner in a statement. I refuse to back down because I know their attacks aren't just about me they want to scare all other conservative minorities into silence.

The new spot, slated to run statewide on South Carolina television, is part of a previous $2.5 million advertising buy.

But Scott would probably be on a glide path to reelection even without the ad blitz.

South Carolina is a red state, the midterm elections have unfolded as an uphill climb for Democrats, and Scott is not facing the sort of compelling, well-funded Democratic challenger who took on Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in 2020.

The lack of political pressure at home, combined with a flush war chest, has enabled Scott to travel the country campaigning for fellow Republicans on the 2022 ballot. Those travels have included trips to key, early presidential primary states, such as Iowa, stoking speculation that the senator is eyeing a White House bid.

Scott, appearing in television ads in those same states funded by a supportive super PAC, is pointedly not ruling out a 2024 presidential campaign.

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The senator has made clear, however, that this years run for Senate will be his last. He plans to retire from Congress when his next term expires in 2028.

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Tim Scott airs campaign ad criticizing Democrats and 'the media' on race - Washington Examiner