Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was the first Republican presidential candidate to exit the race, followed by former Rep. Will Hurd. Soon after, businessman Perry Johnson and media personality Larry Elder wrapped up their national bids, too. Former Vice President Mike Pence was clearly the most notable candidate to call it quits when he ended his campaign on Oct. 28, but Sen. Tim Scott’s decision was the most striking to date.
reported in late July that there were many Republican megadonors looking for an alternative to Donald Trump, who were also skeptical of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chances. The report added that it was Scott who was “seeing a wave of wealthy donor interest.” So what happened? Scott’s campaign fell far short for a variety of reasons, starting with the fact that he never made much of an effort to differentiate himself from the GOP frontrunner.
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