Senator Tim Scott, 57, threw the jokes in Iowa on Tuesday, claiming he asked everyone to vote for him, including a nine-year-old.
Joining the Story County, Iowa GOP at a barn wedding venue, the 2024 hopeful said he was happy to see the money he spends on advertising in the nation’s first state reaching them as they helped in reciting some of his lines.
Well aware of his position in the race, Scott is level with the room of about 75 Republican caucus attendees on this reality through comedy.
“When you’re desperate for every voice, you ask everyone. Trust me I’m asking each of you now,’ he said.
He told how a 9-year-old gave him a bracelet at the Iowa State Fair and said, “I want you to be president.” He joked that he had asked the little girl if she would meet for him, to which she replied confused.
Senator Tim Scott joked with a crowd of Iowa Republicans at a Story County dinner party Tuesday night that he is “desperate” for any vote he can get. it
Scott mingled around the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Tuesday as he made his bid for caucus attendees to support him in January
Scott was hosted by the Iowa GOP in Story County at the 1850 Homestead Wedding Venue in Cambridge, Iowa with about 75 in attendance.
He was pleasantly surprised when those in attendance for his dinner talk were familiar with his Iowa commercials.
‘I say in my commercials, if you take out a loan’, and the audience reacted immediately with the second part: ‘You pay it back.’
“Hallelujah, this is great news,” Scott threw up his hands. “At least I know you’ve seen the commercials.”
“I wondered if they bought anything with all that money I spent in Iowa,” he joked. “This is good news.”
Shortly after, he also got another call-and-response moment where he said, “If you commit a violent crime,” and the crowd responded, “You should go to jail.”
“I’ll make you an offer now,” he joked of those who shouted what he has repeatedly said in his ads. “They’ve mastered it all, this is great.”
The junior senator from South Carolina often sees his name appearing third in primary surveys — including in a recent Iowa poll conducted by DailyMail.com/JL Partners, where he earned 11 percent in August, compared to just 1 percent in April .
To stand a chance of being nominated, candidates know they must perform well in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.
The primary will be held on January 15, 2024 — giving Scott and all other hopefuls five months in 2024 to court Iowans who still largely say they will vote for former President Donald Trump despite his fourth indictment on Monday night .
Senator Scott flipped burgers and chops at the Iowa State Fair on Tuesday
Scott told reporters after his Q&A with Governor Reynolds, “Ultimately, we need a better system,” when asked about the 41 charges against Trump in the fourth indictment, which was handed down Monday night.
Scott brushed off the latest indictment against Trump as more “unAmerican weaponization” of the Justice Department.
The 2024 hopeful showed up Tuesday at the Iowa State Fair for a “fair-side chat” with Governor Kim Reynolds, after which he took part in fair activities such as grilling pork chops and playing games.
But first, the South Carolina senator answered some questions from the press, despite skipping the traditional stock exchange platform at the Political Soapbox, which Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also disapproved of.
“What we kept saying,” Scott told reporters, “we see the justice system being armed against political opponents. That in itself is un-American.’
“Ultimately, we need a better system,” he added. “Hopefully the President of the United States will have the opportunity to restore trust and integrity in all of our Departments of Justice.”
In the latest DailyMail.com/JL Partners poll this month, Scott comes in third behind leader Trump and No. 2 contender DeSantis.