COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Tim Scott desires the Republican National Committee to vary the way it orders the candidates on stage for its subsequent presidential debate, suggesting adjustments that would put the South Carolina Republican in a greater place and make him extra part of the dialog.

In a letter shared Wednesday with The Associated Press, Scott’s marketing campaign supervisor Jennifer DeCasper wrote to RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel that since Iowa’s caucus is the leadoff to GOP balloting subsequent yr, “polling results from Iowa should be the primary consideration for podium placement at the September debate.”

Scott, who launched his presidential bid in May and has been working thousands and thousands of {dollars} value of advertisements in Iowa, was second from the suitable fringe of the stage within the first GOP debate final month. He didn't have a breakout second as some others did, together with biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

The RNC has stated that to qualify for debates candidates want to fulfill sure percentages in nationwide and early-state polling. DeCasper wrote that the RNC had not specified “which polling will be considered in deciding the podium placement.” The subsequent debate is Sept. 27.

“Relying on national polling results for the podium placement simply would not represent where the candidates actually stand in relation to where we are in the process with the voters,” she wrote, referring to the candidates’ give attention to early voting states.

As an alternative choice, DeCasper wrote, the RNC “could take the candidate’s average polling results of all four ‘carve out’ states” - Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina - “in determining the podium placement for the September debate.”

Scott’s marketing campaign has positioned a heavy emphasis on Iowa since he launched in mid-May, betting that his upbeat message of private duty, wrapped within the Christian religion he comfortably cites, is an efficient match for Iowa Republicans who may cut up from former President Donald Trump.

So far, Scott and others within the White House race stay far behind Trump.

But Scott’s group is asking for extra weight on polls in Iowa, the place he’s been performing considerably higher than nationally, although he nonetheless trails DeSantis in addition to Trump in most polls there.

Should the RNC undertake his guidelines, he might be extra prominently featured within the Sept. 27 debate on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

His marketing campaign says Scott has already met the donor and polling thresholds set by the RNC for that debate.

As for different future debates - which haven't been introduced by the RNC - DeCasper advised in a separate letter to McDaniel that the RNC undertake different standards that “will better reflect the trends of the early voting states,” together with a requirement that individuals “have attended at least one event of the Republican Party of Iowa, the New Hampshire Republican Party, the Nevada Republican Party, and the South Carolina Republican Party.”

Asked about Scott’s proposals, which had been first reported by Axios, RNC spokeswoman Emma Vaughn stated the controversy committee “has had a very thoughtful approach to the entire process, and we continue to welcome input from all candidates, partners and stakeholders.”

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