{"id":2539198,"date":"2026-01-16T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beshear-posits-himself-as-democrats-best-chance-to-beat-vance-in-2028-3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:51:43","slug":"beshear-posits-himself-as-democrats-best-chance-to-beat-vance-in-2028-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beshear-posits-himself-as-democrats-best-chance-to-beat-vance-in-2028-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Beshear posits himself as Democrats&#8217; best chance to beat Vance in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbeshear-posits-himself-as-democrats-best-chance-to-beat-vance-in-2028-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2539198&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kentucky Gov. andy Beshear is laying groundwork for a possible 2028 presidential run, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >visiting early primary states<\/a>, launching a podcast, and raising his national profile while stopping short of a formal declaration. In an interview with Politico he argued he is Democrats&#8217; best chance to beat Vice President JD Vance, emphasizing both electability and the ability to &#8220;deliver&#8221; &#8211; pointing to three straight statewide wins in heavily Trump-leaning Kentucky as evidence. Beshear leads the Democratic Governors Association and says the party should favor a Democratic governor as its nominee rather than a coastal candidate vulnerable to GOP attacks. He has said he&#8217;ll discuss final plans after the 2026 midterms, and while pundits also view California Gov. Gavin Newsom as a front-runner, Beshear is making the case that his record in a red state makes him uniquely competitive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Beshear posits himself as Democrats&rsquo; best chance to beat Vance in 2028<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2474376\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-beshear\/\">Andy Beshear<\/a> (D-KY) is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential run, baiting Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> as he makes the case for why he could be the best chance for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> to take back the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beshear has not announced that he is running for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">president in 2028<\/a>, but he certainly appears to be paving the way to do so in the future. He has visited <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3464666\/where-2028-presidential-contenders-visit-early-primary-states\/\">early primary states<\/a>, offered his takes on where Democrats can <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3898495\/andy-beshear-resistance-tour-speculation-presidential-run-2028\/\">do better on messaging<\/a>, and started a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3793046\/andy-beshear-podcast-national-platform-siriusxm-deal\/\">podcast<\/a>: all signs pointing to hopes of higher office after his second term as governor ends in December 2027.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4417663\/trump-administration-united-front-iran-decision\/\">Trump administration projects united front as president weighs Iran options<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414224\/youngkin-backs-vance-2028-silent-on-own-future\/\">Youngkin backs Vance for 2028 while silent on his own future<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Despite his previous statement that he will wait until after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\">2026 midterm elections<\/a> to mull over his plans for 2028 with his family, Beshear told <em>Politico<\/em> in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2026\/01\/16\/andy-beshear-2028-presidential-race-kentucky-00732356?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=849aba7f-f4d5-44d1-8dff-3ca5fb878b65\">interview<\/a> that he has the best chance of beating Vance in the next race for the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Beshear said that the No. 1 question for Democrats in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-primary\/\">primary<\/a> will be: &ldquo;Who do we believe has the best chance of beating JD Vance?&rdquo; Beshear said he thinks he is that candidate, adding, &ldquo;You both want somebody who&rsquo;s electable, but then somebody who can deliver.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a guy who has won three straight statewide elections in a Trump plus-30 state,&rdquo; Beshear said. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a mixture of both electability and the idea that, here&rsquo;s somebody that not only could win in a purple state, he wins in a red state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Beshear won his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beshear-posits-himself-as-democrats-best-chance-to-beat-vance-in-2028-2\/\" title=\"... posits himself as ... best chance to ... in 2028\">statewide office election<\/a> in 2015, becoming the red state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> by a 0.2% margin against his GOP opponent. In 2019, Beshear defeated former Republican Kentucky Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-bevin\/\">Matt Bevin<\/a> by a margin of 0.4%. In 2023, he won his second term as governor by besting former state Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3860137\/daniel-cameron-skirts-obamacare-subsidies-bid-replace-mitch-mcconnell\/\">Daniel Cameron<\/a>, who is now a candidate for Senate, by a 5% margin.<\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> won in Kentucky in all three of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beshear-posits-himself-as-democrats-best-chance-to-beat-vance-in-2028\/\" title=\"... posits himself as Democrats best chance to ... in 2028\">presidential general election bids<\/a>, first in 2016 by a 29.8% margin, then in 2020 by a 26% margin, and lastly in 2024 by a 30.7% margin.<\/p>\n<p>Beshear, the current head of the Democratic Governors Association, also said his party needs to nominate a &ldquo;Democratic governor&rdquo; in 2028. He cautioned against nominating coastal candidates because of the GOP attack line of pitting coastal candidates, such as former Vice President Kamala Harris, as left-wing liberals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, Republicans might have an easier target on a Democratic governor from the coast,&rdquo; Beshear said. &ldquo;To me, it&rsquo;s more important that it is a Democratic governor, regardless of where they&rsquo;re from.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4411197\/beshear-strikes-unifying-tone-in-final-state-of-the-state-and-2028-ambitions\/\">BESHEAR BOOSTS UNIFYING TONE IN FINAL STATE OF THE STATE, WITH NOD TO 2028 AMBITIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) is also largely seen by pundits as a front-runner for the 2028 Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n<p>When Beshear was pressed on the criticism he has received for having a lack of &ldquo;rizz&rdquo; or charisma, he said he may have &ldquo;a little aura.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beshear: Dems&#8217; best shot to beat Vance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2539199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beshear-FEMA-scaled.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[54436,35855,32807,32082,35343],"class_list":["post-2539198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2028-presidential-election","tag-andy-beshear","tag-democratic-primary","tag-jd-vance","tag-u-s-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beshear-FEMA-scaled.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2539198"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2539204,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539198\/revisions\/2539204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2539199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2539198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2539198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2539198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}