Author: David Jackson and Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY

Scott, the Senate’s lone Black Republican, files the paperwork necessary to seek the GOP nomination.

Gov. Brian Kemp’s star is one against hot in GOP politics thanks to his easy re-election win over a Democratic star and his handling of Trump.

Expect many GOP candidates to mimic Youngkin in 2022 by embracing Trump’s base and populist issues, while keeping their distance from the man himself.