Republican presidential candidates, from left, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former Vice President Mike Pence, at a debate hosted by FOX Business and Univision, Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Mark Terrill/AP hide caption
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Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 12 in Des Moines, Iowa. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott are two of the candidates in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. They are part of one of the party's most diverse groups of candidates. Stefani Reynolds & J. Scott Applewhite/AFP via Getty Images & AP hide caption