Incumbent Democratic Gov. Kentucky’s Andy Beshear campaigned for re-election with a massive bus tour over the weekend, criss-crossing the state in an effort to consolidate his support as one of the nation’s most popular governors while Republicans hope to decline. The red governor’s mansion is looking to consolidate following a brutal primary race.
Beshear cruised to victory in his own primary on Tuesday as he took more than 90% of the vote in a three-way race, a widely expected result considering he enjoys one of the highest ratings in approval for any governor in the country, according to polls. , despite being one of the few Democratic governors in the country in a red state.
The Republicans, however, endured a contentious race full of attacks and negative political ads that ultimately saw Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron come out on top of his two fellow first, but less than 50% of the vote.
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to supporters in Newport, Kentucky on May 21, 2023, during a three-day bus tour across the state to kick off his re-election campaign. (Beshear for the Governor)
The race between Beshear and Cameron is widely viewed as a bellwether for the 2024 election, and is a key target for Republicans for the 2023 off-year election cycle, something the campaign Beshear was not relieved.
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“The governor knows you have to get this job; we’re not being let down in this race,” a Beshear campaign spokesman told Fox News as the tour approached Louisville on Sunday, one of the last remaining more than one. dozens of stops on the tour including Paducah, Elizabethtown, Bowling Green and Lexington.
“That’s why we’re hitting the ground running this weekend with a 13-city, three-day bus tour across the Commonwealth to talk to Kentuckians about our record-breaking economic growth , the 46,000 more jobs we’ve added since before the pandemic and major bipartisan accomplishments from new infrastructure projects to sports betting and medical marijuana,” he added.
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks after his victory in the Republican primary for governor at an election night watch party at the Galt House Hotel on May 16, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
When asked why voters should choose Beshear over Cameron, the spokesperson told Fox that his candidacy is about building a future for Kentucky, and that his first term will be about “economic development which set the record” put the state “on a path for 30 years of prosperity. .” He also offered lower income taxes, a state budget surplus and the lowest unemployment rate in Kentucky history.
Beshear’s spokesman did not stop at the challenge that he could win re-election in the state with no other Democrats elected to statewide office except for the governor and lieutenant governor, who are running on a ticket together. and focused his study on the Democratic and Republican leanings. Same Kentuckians.
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“Throughout his time as governor, Andy Beshear has been focused on getting things done and building a better Kentucky for everyone — regardless of their party. There are no Democrat or Republican bridges,” he said.
The campaign bus of Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will travel on the second day of his three-day bus tour across Kentucky. (Beshear for the Governor)
“That’s why Andy Beshear signed 627 bipartisan bills into law. He was able to pass great achievements for our Commonwealth, like a $15,000 increase for our law enforcement, the largest investment in public broadband, infrastructure projects like the Brent Spence Bridge – without tolls – and bipartisan legislation to legalize medical marijuana and sports betting,” he added.
Kentucky Republicans are just as confident. Speaking on Fox on Monday, Sean Southard, the state GOP spokesman, said each of the party’s campaigns had united behind its nominee.
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“The party is united behind Daniel as the nominee on election night. All the candidates have pledged to Daniel to help his campaign. We have never had more qualified or united candidates up and down the ballot,” he said. .
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear meets with supporters in Ashland, Kentucky, on May 20, 2023, during his statewide campaign bus tour. (Beshear for the Governor)
“For that, look at the poll released by the Cameron campaign last night taken after his victory: he is in a statistical tie with Beshear. We will burn the person of Joe Biden in Kentucky this November,” he added, that refers to the internal campaign of Cameron polls.
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The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
