Sen. Tim Scott credits his single mother for his rise from poverty to the national stage

◼ A private man with an even more private mother, Scott sat down with The Post and Courier the morning after his historic election Tuesday to talk about their relationship and its role in his ascent to the national stage. - Post & Courier [Charleston, SC]

"To every kid growing up in poverty wondering if fitting in means dumbing down, the answer is no," he says. "To every single mom who struggles to make ends meet, who wonders if her efforts are in vain, they are not."

..."To moms like mine who worked 16 hours a day and came home and looked at my report card and said, 'Unacceptable,'" he recalls, pausing. "Well, she did more than that. But she did say 'Unacceptable.'" KEEP READING