Posted on 05/12/2023 11:42:28 AM PDT by conservative98
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., suggested Thursday that his Republican colleagues may be "holding back" on endorsing a candidate for president because they are waiting for Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C, to officially jump in the race.
“I think Tim Scott would be a great person. Look, he’s intelligent. He gets it. He works well with people. He’s finding a path forward that would unite, I think, Republicans and independents, which is what we need to gain back the White House,” Rounds told NBC News in an interview in the Capitol.
“A lot of us that are holding back on looking at anybody else until Tim makes up his mind,” Rounds added. “And then once he’s made his decision at that point, then a lot of us would really like to see him succeed.”
Scott, who launched an exploratory committee last month, is expected to jump into the race this month, teasing a "major announcement on May 22. So far, 10 GOP senators have weighed in on the presidential race, all of them endorsing former President Donald Trump.
Rounds also criticized former Trump, suggesting lawmakers who want to unite the party may be looking for a Trump alternative in 2024. Rounds has frequently criticized the former president...
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“The vast majority of us that were here on Jan. 6 would clearly disagree with the approach that he has in that regard,” Rounds said. “So there are some things that we agreed with, but there are a number of areas where we would have disagreements.”
“In terms of what it does for many of us that are looking to unite the party, we’re still looking," Rounds later added. "We believe that there are individuals out there that want to unite the party, and that’s what we’re looking forward to."
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Vivek Ramaswamy will finish ahead of him in the early primaries.
Not a snowball’s chance…
Regardless of who the GOP endorses, it’s up to the American citizens to vote in the Primaries in order for our prefered candidates to get on the ballots. Otherwise, we get stuck with “well he’s better than the other guy” choice.
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D is not MAGA. Get rid of him SD.
The only thing that comes from SD is queers a steers and I don’t see any horns on the guy.
I’ll say it bigger
NO SALE...is this a joke?
OK, Tim wants to advance his community...BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US?
Agreed! This smells like leftist-style virtue signaling by the GOP.
ummmmm, no, make that HELL NO!
Our US Senators, Republicans and Democrats alike, are traitors.
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