What Went Down On Night 1 Of The RNC

Scott says that it’s baseless to think that things were better in the 1860s or 1960s. I suspect most people would agree with him in the 1860s, but funnily enough, a lot of Republicans ahead of the 2016 election thought life had changed for the worst since the 1950s. In October 2016, Public Religion Research Institute found that 72 percent of Trump voters thought things had worsened while 70 percent of Clinton supporters thought things had improved.

Scott criticizes Biden for being a proponent of the 1994 crime bill. It’s a tricky maneuver to both criticize Democrats as being soft on law and order but also overly punitive.

Scott is giving a very optimistic speech. Southern conservatives voted for this Black man over Thurmond’s grandson, he emphasizes. He didn’t try to sugarcoat Trump’s racial remarks, but Scott is attacking many of Biden’s comments on racial issues.