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Sen. Tim Scott unleashed scathing critiques of President Joe Biden, House Democrats and several of his fellow Republican presidential candidates, saying “weakness” on the part of American leaders led to Hamas’ attack on Israel. In a speech at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon, Scott called the terrorist attacks “disgusting” and called for the perpetrators to “feel the wrath of God.”

Interminable presidential campaigns, unlike the migraines they induce, are useful, as Vivek Ramaswamy is demonstrating. They provide ample opportunities for candidates to reveal whether they have sufficient seasoning for the daunting challenges of the office.

At the G.O.P. debate, the senator often faded into the background. “He was one that I wanted to hear more from,” one voter said as he sought to regain momentum in New Hampshire.

Both former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott are polling in the single digits nationally in the GOP race for president. Wednesday’s debate is an opportunity to have a break-out moment.

Disclosure: The columnist’s wife, Mari Will, is an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.).

The fundamental challenge for GOP presidential candidates courting the Republican nominating electorate is to keep their eyes on the prize: the presidency.

Try to imagine President Dwight D. Eisenhower — former five-star general, collaborator with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill — brawling with a brand of beer. Try to envision John

Disclosure: The columnist’s wife, Mari Will, is an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.).

North Dakota’s governor was exasperated. North Korean hackers were targeting the families of soldiers who guard the Minuteman missile silos in the state, fishing for information. Gov. Doug Burgum asked

“Both candidacies are brittle,” said the longtime conservative commentator.