One, of course, is Jeb Bush -- though not for the reasons being trotted out in the media. Let's cover the other one first, though.
Tim Scott is the junior Senator from South Carolina. He is an African-American Republican, appointed by Nikki Haley in 2013 to fill the term vacated by Jim DeMint. He subsequently won a special election in 2014 to finish out the last two years of that term. Scott served in the US House from 2010 to 2013.
Along the way, Scott, an Evangelical Christian, has been endorsed by the Club for Growth, various Tea Party groups, Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin. He has said that he will seek reelection in 2016.
Scott's comments so far have been noncommittal, but typically Republican:
"There's no doubt that South Carolina has a rich and provocative history. And that flag is a part of the history. And for some, that flag represents that history. And for so many others, it represents a pain and oppression," he said. "I am going to make sure that I'm a part of that conversation. My voice will be clear. My position will be stated. ... I have made the commitment to waiting till after the funeral to start that debate. And I'm going to honor that commitment...
What I do know is that the gun laws that were broken did not stop this monster, this killer, from carrying out his acts," Scott said. "What I do know is that the gun laws that prevented him from bringing a gun into the church did not work."
South Carolina is, of course, the third primary state. As a result, Scott has an incredibly difficult balancing act ahead of him. Does he break with Nikki Haley? Does he risk his reelection? And which way risks it more: pandering to his base, or thumbing his nose at them? What effects will his decisions have on the South Carolina Presidential primary?
I don't have a great deal of respect for Tim Scott, to be sure, but I don't envy him right now.
As for Jeb, he's being mealy-mouthed like the rest of them:
My position on how to address the Confederate flag is clear. In Florida, we acted, moving the flag from the state grounds to a museum where it belonged. This is obviously a very sensitive time in South Carolina and our prayers are with the families, the AME church community and the entire state. Following a period of mourning, there will rightly be a discussion among leaders in the state about how South Carolina should move forward and I'm confident they will do the right thing.
If Jeb believes he did the right thing in Florida, then he should encourage South Carolina's politicians to do the same thing. That's called courage of your convictions; apparently Jeb has none -- what a surprise.
The larger point for Bush is this: He has said all along that he's running a national campaign, not a state-by-state one. That means a coherent, consistent message across the board, with no pandering to Republican voters in each individual state. Someone from the media needs to ask him if he still intends to run his campaign that way, and, if so, when will he call on South Carolina's leaders to do what he did in Florida; in other words, when will he stop pandering to South Carolina and run that national campaign he promised?