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jmowreader

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10. Andy Beshear looks like a good choice as our 2028 presidential candidate

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 06:48 PM

4 hrs ago

There's a very important reason for that besides the fact that he's a good governor: he is a good governor of an extremely red state. The problem we face is there are quite a few states that Al Capone would carry if he ran as a Republican. ("But Al Capone was a criminal!" "So is Donald Trump, and they elected him twice." ) Because of this, we must run the table on all the states that traditionally go blue. Andy Beshear would get us all the states we traditionally get AND some of the states that generally break red.

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Andy Beshear is on MSNOW live right now and he is very impressive [View all] senseandsensibility 5 hrs ago OP

he shd go ahead and appoint whoever he wants, and let them try to stop him. mopinko 5 hrs ago #1

I was surprised to be honest senseandsensibility 5 hrs ago #2

The Repubs in the Senate have the votes needed to refuse to seat anyone appointed by Beshear onenote 3 hrs ago #14

And shortly after that interview, McConnell emerged. n/t Ms. Toad 4 hrs ago #3

Noticed that. senseandsensibility 4 hrs ago #4

And how in the world is pneumonia a justifiable reason for the MIA scenario. BattleRow 4 hrs ago #8

And yet, no mention of Lindsey Graham? Tasmanian Devil 4 hrs ago #6

Similar to Talarico in that it's non threatening . surfered 4 hrs ago #5

I suppose so senseandsensibility 4 hrs ago #7

I have always been impressed with him. The part I could never understand is how KY managed to come up with two such Amaryllis 4 hrs ago #9

The same way they came up with Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis... kentuck 3 hrs ago #12

Andy Beshear looks like a good choice as our 2028 presidential candidate jmowreader 4 hrs ago #10

Post removed Post removed 3 hrs ago #13

I question whether he has enough junkyard dog in him...? kentuck 1 hr ago #15

He's very junk yard behind the scenes...trust me. He's just not a yeller. Wanderlust988 1 hr ago #16

And guess what... Pesky1 3 hrs ago #11