Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he'll 'take a look' at running for president

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

July 13, 2025, 11:15 AM EDT


Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., would not rule out running for president in 2028, telling “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker that he may “take a look” at launching a bid. “I would have never considered this a couple years ago, but I will not leave a broken country to my kids or to anyone else’s,” Beshear said Sunday. “And so if I’m somebody that at that point, that I believe that I can heal the country, then I’ll take a look at it.”

Beshear, who was first elected governor in 2019, won re-election in 2023, becoming a rare Democrat to govern a ruby-red state, where 64.5% of voters cast ballots for President Donald Trump in 2024.

Asked whether he was running for president, Beshear said, “What I’m doing right now is trying to be a reasonable voice out there that hopefully doesn’t just bring Democrats back together, but Democrats, Republicans and independents.”

“This country has gotten far too partisan, too much ‘us versus them.’ If we can focus on the core issues that lift up every single American, then we can actually move not right or left, but forward as a country,” Beshear added.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/kentucky-gov-andy-beshear-rule-out-presidential-campaign-rcna218521

[Skittles]

1. please look HARD

[Henry203]

2. Democrats from red states

Have an easier time winning. It actually works the same for republicans from a blue state.

[mdbl]

13. Red states that vote in a Democrat as governor while leaving the rest of the State govt Republican are idiots

Like the voters in Kentucky.

[Red Mountain]

21. Or like in NC

gerrymandered as hell. Republicans have a much tougher time in statewide elections.

Like in NC.

[Polybius]

14. The only Republican that I can think of running from a Blue state and winning was Trump in 2016 (NY)

Any others?

[karynnj]

22. An example that did NOT work is Mitt Romney.

Nixon and Reagan were California, but maybe before CA was blue. Ford was Michigan, but he never won election.

[cadoman]

3. he's gonna need a higher gear if he's gonna run for POTUS

He's effective but I can envision some of our more assertive candidates eating him alive in the primary..

[Bayard]

12. He's saying all the right things here,

And he's been GREAT for Kentucky. I get emails every day from his office talking about some new company that's moving to KY, and how many jobs its going to bring. Bevin (who everybody hated, both sides,) had huge deficits, and left office that way. Gov Beshear has consistent budget surpluses. Last one I saw was over $1B.

People like him. He's the most popular Dem governor in the country. I have seen clips of him being righteously fired up. He's personable, compassionate, and not bad looking.

He can do this.

[Alice B.]

18. I don't even live in Kentucky but he got me through the pandemic -

Watching his daily briefings.

One of the things I loved best was his willingness to own his decisions, admit when they’re not going to be popular (and more importantly , when he got something wrong) but stand by their necessity.

Sometimes I feel like he’s not wholly comfortable in the national interviews and worry about how consultants may try to fix that. You can see the transition from speaking from the heart to the rote talking points.

Overall I’m a huge fan and even have a “Y’all Can’t Be Doing That” mask 😂

[doc03]

4. He would have a much better chance of being elected in the general

than Newsome. Not saying Newsome is bad but anyone from California would have a tough time.

[qazplm135]

5. Lol

Obviously he's running.

I'd personally vote for a rabid marmot before a Republican so whomever comes out on top has my vote.

[Chipper Chat]

6. Very solid choice.

How about Eric Swallwell as VP?

[speak easy]

7. We don't need healing

we need a frontal attack to shitcan MAGA, and everything it stands for. Think FDR and LBJ. Hugely divisive times - they took no prisoners. We can think about healing after the chemo.

[sindri]

16. I agree. MAGA is a cancer.

It needs aggressive tactics to remove and insure there is no recurrence.

[70sEraVet]

8. I live in Tennessee, only an hour drive from KY

I have been paying close attention to what Beshear has been doing as Governor, and Kentucky has been very lucky to have him. I'd certainly trade OUR governor for him.
I hope he does run for President!

[AltairIV]

9. NO.

That would be a hard no from me.

[Bayard]

10. Why?

[AltairIV]

11. Simple

Kentucky ranks 34th in Education, 46th on quality of life issues. Those are issues that should appeal to a broad base of voters, but there is no upward movement on these issues within the state, so his appeals for bipartisan work on these issues are falling on deaf ears.

[Bayard]

20. Unfortunately, we have state Congressional pond scum here

"Kentucky lawmakers returned to Frankfort this week for the final two days of the 2025 legislative session — where one of the biggest priorities for the Republican supermajority was overriding vetoes from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear."

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/28/kentucky-legislature-2025-veto-overrides-andy-beshear/82650391007/

They even overrode him on requiring masking for public places during Covid. We had signs on the doors of retail stores for about 2 months before they repealed it.

[LDN]

15. NO!

I grew up in KY, left for a while but back now for 10 years. Andy has been wonderful for our state but running for President is not the answer. He can't win. He needs to run for Mitch's senate seat. And, I think he would prevail.

[twodogsbarking]

17. He thinks there will be an election.

[Miguelito Loveless]

19. No more "centrist" Democrats

They have done to much damage.