From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

Tim Scott ends his presidential campaign on the weekend after he found little

traction for his message of conservative optimism who will inherit his

voters in Iowa and other primary states and are the realistic alternatives to Donald Trump down to

Nicki Haley and Ron DeSantis. Plus Democratic angst about Joe Biden continues to

build as Joe Manchin of West Virginia decides not to run for the Senate

and teases a possible third party run for the White House. Is there any chance that the

president decides to step aside and let a younger Democrat move to the

four. Welcome, I'm Paul Gigo, editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal

here on Potomac Watch with Kim Strassal and Kate Batchelder O'Dell.

Welcome to you both.

Let's start with Tim Scott, the South Carolina senator,

entered the race in May with a $20 million bank account. I think a lot of people had some high hopes for him.

An appealing political figure, as they say in the Senate, it's impossible to dislike Tim Scott,

but like them or not on the stump the

voters never really seem to warn to him. Let's listen to his announcement on Fox

News on Sunday. But when I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate.

I am suspending my campaign.

I think the voters who are the most remarkable people on the planet have been really clear

that they're telling me not now Tim.

I don't think they're saying Trey no but I do think they're saying not now and so I'm

going to respect the voters and I'm going to hold on and keep working really hard and

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