I think one of the most threatening places to be in politics is a black conservative because there are so many liberals who want to continue to reinforce a stereotype that doesn't exist about America.
If Strom Thurmond could get 30% of the black vote, any Republican can.
I think you hear, at least as an undertone, and it's going to grow louder, is that we believe that capitalism is the mantra of the day and anything that creeps towards socialism is a problem.
There is nothing special about Tim Scott.
When I was in the 9th grade I was flunking out of high school. And that's why I'm so encouraged by the fact that America is the place where opportunity and American exceptionalism is alive and well.
I think it's very clear that the American people are frustrated with this move toward socialism. And so whether you're back or white, if you believe that the conservative construct is in the best interest of our future, than you too would be voting with Republicans, and if you had the opportunity to run you'd join us as well.
Our position should not be on how to eliminate the competition at all expenses, but we should focus on what we're going to do in order to make sure that Americans turn to the road of prosperity with the trajectory of capitalism, because making a profit is not an evil.
I'm going to be a Republican who happens to be black - who will talk about issues that I'm passionate about.
The future of the Republican Party and the future of America is based on a values system and the issues that drive those values are on our side.
Obamacare. Get rid of it. Period.
Thousands of Americans are forced to join unions as a condition of employment, with little to no chance of ever having their voices heard.
The first time that I was elected I was called the Judas Iscariot of the black community because I took a stand that was inconsistent of cutting across the grain.
If our message reaches the kitchen tables, we are in good shape.
We need the private sector to create jobs. If the government could create jobs Communism would have worked, but it didn't.
We have to attack those things which stand in the way of America progress. And what stands in the way of American progress right now is the federal government.
And the Tea Party represents many of us who believe that we are taxed enough already. We believe in free markets.
Starting and feeding into the cultural war is absolutely unequivocally wrong for us as a nation and bad for the conservative movement.
One thing without any question that is true today and that is that the winner of the 28-minute commercial is President Barack Obama.
I think when you look to the future what you'll find is that the Republican Party is building a bigger party base on stronger values.
I think about my grandfather who's 89 years old, and the last thing he needs is more money out of his pocket.
