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Tim Scott to the Senate

Multiple news outlets are reporting that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will elevate Rep. Tim Scott to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Jim DeMint.

I had the occasion to cover one of Scott’s speeches as a former resident of his congressional district, so I can testify that he seems a worthy choice on the merits. And beloved, too, by the Tea Party types and GOP activists who elected him.

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Kyle Peterson is managing editor of The American Spectator. Email him at petersonk@spectator.org, or follow him on Twitter at @kyleopeterson.

http://spectator.org/blog/2012/12/17/tim-scott-to-the-senate

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