Another Republican candidate drops out

A year before the US presidential election, the field of Republican candidates is thinning further: Senator Scott, who trailed behind in polls, has also withdrawn his candidacy. Former President Trump is the party’s frontrunner.

US Senator Tim Scott, who was significantly behind in the polls, has withdrawn his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in next year’s presidential election. The 58-year-old announced this on the television channel “Fox News.” “I think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on this planet, have made it very clear to me: ‘Not now, Tim’,” Scott said in an interview.

The only black candidate for the Republicans

The senator from South Carolina – the only black representative of his party in the chamber – announced his candidacy in May. However, his chances of success were considered low from the beginning. According to calculations by the website “FiveThirtyEight,” he was ranked only sixth in the party’s field of candidates.

Former President Donald Trump is far ahead in the favor of Republican supporters, according to polls.

First primary in January in Iowa

Unlike the Democrats, the Republicans have a wide field of candidates. Whoever wants to become the official candidate of the party in the end must first prevail in party primaries. Republicans will be the first to vote for their preferred candidate in Iowa on January 15. The presidential election will take place on November 5.

In the Democratic Party, US President Joe Biden is seeking re-election. As the incumbent, he is unlikely to face any significant competition within the party in the election campaign.