FILE - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, from left, announces U.S. Rep. Tim Scott as the state's next U.S. senator as Sen. Jim DeMint looks on at the South Carolina Statehouse Dec. 17, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Scott's life has been a series of people offering a hand that helped him get ahead. Now the senator from South Carolina waits to see if former President Donald Trump gives him another boost and makes him the vice presidential nominee. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File)