What Went Down On Night 1 Of The RNC

I think Scott probably does have some credibility with black voters but yes, white moderates are the real audience for sure. I also think Scott wants to run for president or vice president at some point, so in some ways, I think he is speaking for himself. This has been a good moment for him — prime time speech, told his personal story, didn’t go too far in defending Trump’s racial remarks. “From cotton to Congress” is a very memorable line. Very well-done speech.

This goes back to a point Perry made earlier on the live blog. Who is Scott’s intended audience? White voters in the suburbs?

Scott says the Biden-Harris ticket want a “cultural revolution,” a pretty obvious reference to China’s sociopolitical movement in the 1960s and 70s backed by then-leader Mao Zedong.