Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) appears to be rising in the Republican presidential race, Politico reports, and his rivals have started to beef up their opposition research on him.
Said one ally of a rival candidate: “He’s never really had a real challenger in terms of a serious primary or general, so in that sense he’s pretty unvetted. The scrutiny will come.”


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