it s also a big deal when you have african-american senators in this country. this is not something that happens that often and more often than not it s by appointment. and before that the only one was roland burris who briefly served. before that a man named barack obama and before that and then there was everbrooks before her. the big question is can he get is it you re from south carolina. and i m getting a little ahead of myself but he ll now have the advantage of incumbency which is, are we at a point where tim scott could win statewide office in the state like south carolina? in full disclosure, i helped with the green petr candidate that ran for the senate against demint and alvin green. i think tim scott could get a significant amount of black votes. like white voters voted for j.c. watts, white folks will vote for people they perceive represent their interest regardless of their color so y50i6r7k tim scott has a chance to be ebb elected to that seat and hold