Tim Scott campaign reports $21M cash on hand as Republican presidential primary debates near

Sen. Tim Scott’s 2024 presidential campaign announced Wednesday that the South Carolina Republican has more than $21 million in cash on hand and has met all the fundraising requirements to be onstage at the GOP primary debates. 

Scott’s campaign reported a $6.1 million fundraising haul in the second quarter alone, from April-June, with over 75,000 donations from over 53,000 unique donors across all 50 states coming in. 

“No presidential candidate in American history has ever started from such a grassroots-powered position of strength,” Scott campaign manager Jennifer DeCasper said in a statement on Wednesday.  

“He is taking his message directly to voters – whether on the set of The View, at a town hall in rural Iowa, or at a parade in New Hampshire. Tim knows his message connects with those starving for a positive, optimistic campaign. This is one of the reasons why nearly 150 South Carolina leaders endorsed him last month, and the campaign boasts a 70-person strong finance committee in his home state,” she added. 

The super PAC backing Scott’s 2024 run – TIM PAC –  also revealed Wednesday that it raised $19.28 million in the second quarter and had over $15 million in cash at the end of June, according to Fox News. 

Scott, who is currently averaging 3.3% support in the polls, according to RealClearPolitics, has a lot of ground to make up in a race against candidates with equally impressive fundraising hauls. 

Former President Donald Trump’s team announced last week that his campaign and super PAC – Save America – raked in more than $35 million over the last three months, nearly doubling the joint fundraising committee’s  $18.8 million first quarter totals. 

Trump, the 2024 GOP front-runner, is averaging 52.5% support in the polls, according to RealClearPolitics. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign reported hauling in $20 million in the six weeks since announcing his White House bid. Never Back Down, the super PAC backing the governor of the Sunshine State, separately revealed that it had brought in $130 million in donations since the PAC launched in early March.

Surveys show DeSantis receiving an average of 21% support in the primaries. 

Earlier this week, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign and two aligned political committees said they brought in $7.3 million during the second quarter after raising about $8.3 million during the first quarter.  

Haley is narrowly polling ahead of Scott, averaging 3.5% support in surveys. 

Scott, Haley, DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are slated to participate in a forum hosted by Tucker Carlson on Friday at the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa. 

The forum will precede the Republican National Committee’s first official debate of the primary season in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Aug. 23.