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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Gram Slattery

2024 White House hopeful Tim Scott is calling for unity. But many Republicans want a brawl

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) questions witnesses during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

On issues of policy, Tim Scott, the latest Republican to declare he is interested in a 2024 presidential bid, runs largely with the current, following the party line on hot button matters from abortion to immigration.

On issues of style, however, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate is swimming against the tide, betting that a relentless focus on unity and optimism can appeal in a party where many voters appear hungry for a bare-knuckled brawl.

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