Scott is making strides in the race for early attention, both nationally and at the state level. He attended an event last month hosted by the state Republican Party in Iowa, which will hold the first caucus of the 2024 campaign. ADVERTISEMENT And just last week, he was able to introduce himself to the country by delivering the Republican response to Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress, seeming completely at ease during a pressure-packed moment where other presidential hopefuls have stumbled under the glare of the national spotlight. “The thing that people like most about his speech was that he just came across as so genuine, as a good person. He came across as so likable,” said Jim McLaughlin, a Republican strategist and pollster.