What Went Down On Night 1 Of The RNC

Maybe I’ve been too entrenched on the sports side, but I watch a speech like that and wonder how the Republicans haven’t had Scott more out front in the past.

Scott rounds out the night with appeals to white voters by appealing to Black voters –something several speakers did earlier in the night. The phrase “Our families went from cotton to Congress …” really seems to reinforce the overall theme of the American dream, and I can see that one sticking beyond the convention.

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.