The Ever-Growing 2024 Republican Primary Field

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🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Tim Scott, the junior senator from South Carolina, kicked off his presidential campaign in North Charleston on Monday, and Florida governor Ron DeSantis is expected to follow suit this week, according to multiple media reports. As the field of Republican candidates takes shape, what will contenders need to do to challenge former president Donald Trump successfully — as well as current president Biden?

This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, national political correspondent Don Gonyea, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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0:40.0	I'm Susan Davis, I cover politics.
0:42.0	I'm Don Gagnier, National Political Correspondent.
0:45.0	And I'm Dominican Montenegro Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.
0:48.0	And the 2024 race for the Republican nomination is getting a little more crowded.
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