"Tim Scott announces 2024 presidential bid with $6M ad buy in key states"

Republican Senator Tim Scott has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in the 2024 election. This comes after months of speculation about his political ambitions and a "Faith in America" tour where he leaned heavily into cultural war issues including education and Critical Race Theory. Scott is the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate and has long espoused conservative views while talking frankly about race and his experiences as a Black man in America. South Carolina is an early voting state for both Republicans and Democrats in 2024.