Sen. Tim Scott: ‘Conservativism Anchored in Optimism Is the Way that We Start Winning Elections’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Special guest ░░░░░░░░ rich Hey good afternoon ░░░░░░░░ The barbecue is coming ░░░░░░░░ little later today We ░░░░░░░░ got some speeches coming ░░░░░░░░ and that includes senator ░░░░░░░░ Scott who recently declared ░░░░░░░░ would be running for ░░░░░░░░ Senator thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us this afternoon It ░░░░░░░░ a crowded stage a ░░░░░░░░ field How do you ░░░░░░░░ through Easily the optimistic ░░░░░░░░ message when I take ░░░░░░░░ on the road people ░░░░░░░░ starving for a little ░░░░░░░░ as long as it ░░░░░░░░ anchored in conservativism and ░░░░░░░░ have backbone And I ░░░░░░░░ both and that s ░░░░░░░░ news for the American ░░░░░░░░ and the campaign trail ░░░░░░░░ ve talked about the ░░░░░░░░ message and explicit about ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ the tone from some ░░░░░░░░ the other candidates so ░░░░░░░░ and generally in political ░░░░░░░░ do you think we ░░░░░░░░ reached a point in ░░░░░░░░ country where we re ░░░░░░░░ down in the mud ░░░░░░░░ much There s no ░░░░░░░░ I believe that conservativism ░░░░░░░░ in optimism is the ░░░░░░░░ that we start winning ░░░░░░░░ Seven out of the ░░░░░░░░ eight popular votes for ░░░░░░░░ we have lost The ░░░░░░░░ the great opportunity party ░░░░░░░░ to give Americans reasons ░░░░░░░░ be optimistic and to ░░░░░░░░ forward as well as ░░░░░░░░ the values that we ░░░░░░░░ the most that we ░░░░░░░░ leads to human flourishing ░░░░░░░░ we do both at ░░░░░░░░ same time give American ░░░░░░░░ vision for the future ░░░░░░░░ defend and conserve our ░░░░░░░░ we become the dominant ░░░░░░░░ for the next generation ░░░░░░░░ Americans We ve got ░░░░░░░░ more Republicans entering the ░░░░░░░░ former governor Chris Christie ░░░░░░░░ vice president Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ how does that change ░░░░░░░░ dynamics do you risk ░░░░░░░░ a crowded field getting ░░░░░░░░ in that I don ░░░░░░░░ The good news I ░░░░░░░░ to stand out with ░░░░░░░░ optimistic perspective and tax ░░░░░░░░ and jobs act I ░░░░░░░░ one of the three ░░░░░░░░ authors lowered taxes by ░░░░░░░░ moms and returned to ░░░░░░░░ American people more than ░░░░░░░░ 000 on average It ░░░░░░░░ time for us to ░░░░░░░░ back to work get ░░░░░░░░ their money back and ░░░░░░░░ s let the American ░░░░░░░░ continue to be the ░░░░░░░░ that we all look ░░░░░░░░ Republicans talk a lot ░░░░░░░░ debt and deficits a ░░░░░░░░ vote in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Back when you were ░░░░░░░░ the house there was ░░░░░░░░ lot of talk about ░░░░░░░░ granting Medicaid that you ░░░░░░░░ t deal with deficits ░░░░░░░░ debts unless you deal ░░░░░░░░ entitlements Republican stopped talking ░░░░░░░░ it and should they ░░░░░░░░ 2011 a reduction over ░░░░░░░░ billion I had a ░░░░░░░░ fortune of being part ░░░░░░░░ the team that cut ░░░░░░░░ budget for our country ░░░░░░░░ s no question a ░░░░░░░░ have Social Security for ░░░░░░░░ seniors and Medicare and ░░░░░░░░ to the table Joe ░░░░░░░░ the radical left spending ░░░░░░░░ more than we re ░░░░░░░░ in Stop printing and ░░░░░░░░ money leading to 16 ░░░░░░░░ and I am periling ░░░░░░░░ like the one I ░░░░░░░░ up in they can ░░░░░░░░ afford 40 increase in ░░░░░░░░ food electricity We can ░░░░░░░░ better and it s ░░░░░░░░ for the Scott presidency ░░░░░░░░ lead us in the ░░░░░░░░ direction that solves our ░░░░░░░░ Senator Tim Scott thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us this ░░░░░░░░ We ve got senator ░░░░░░░░ here, a