Nikki Haley, Tim Scott to speak at conservative South Carolina forum in March
Nikki Haley and Tim Scott will speak to a conservative religious South Carolina crowd next month as the 2024 presidential race begins to take shape.
The former South Carolina governor and current junior U.S. senator are among the first speakers to confirm their attendance for the Vision ‘24 conference hosted by the Palmetto Family Council in North Charleston.
The Palmetto Family Council is hosting the March 18 conference as a forum for declared and potential Republican presidential candidates to speak to conservative voters in the early primary state.
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, also is scheduled to appear.
“We are grateful for conservatives like these who are on the forefront and are speaking to the issues that South Carolinians care about ahead of the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary,” Palmetto Family Council spokesman Mitch Prosser said.
Further announcements are expected, Prosser said.
The Palmetto Family Council has also invited former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as well as a slew of governors including Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, new Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu.
Haley on Wednesday is expected to announce her White House bid at an event in Charleston. She’ll then travel to early primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa.
Scott, who has not announced 2024 election plans yet, is starting a Faith in America listening tour with a stop Thursday in Charleston and a stop in Iowa next week.
This story was originally published February 13, 2023 at 4:41 PM.
