{"id":2571028,"date":"2026-02-18T11:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beshear-announces-new-book-as-governor-becomes-latest-democrat-to-write-memoir-ahead-of-2028\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:25:00","slug":"beshear-announces-new-book-as-governor-becomes-latest-democrat-to-write-memoir-ahead-of-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beshear-announces-new-book-as-governor-becomes-latest-democrat-to-write-memoir-ahead-of-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Beshear announces new book as governor becomes latest Democrat to write memoir ahead of 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\">30<\/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-announces-new-book-as-governor-becomes-latest-democrat-to-write-memoir-ahead-of-2028%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=2571028&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 Governor Andy beshear announced the upcoming release of his memoir, Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country, making him one of several Democratic governors publishing memoirs ahead of the 2028 presidential race. The book, due for release on Sept.22 and published by St. Martin\u2019s Publishing Group (Macmillan),argues for faith as a positive force in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-purge-has-begun-where-it-stops-nobody-knows\/\" title=\"The Purge Has Begun. Where It Stops, Nobody Knows.\">public life<\/a> and rebukes its use to harm or discriminate,drawing on beshear\u2019s Baptist background and the biblical Luke 10:37,the Good Samaritan passage. Beshear has been positioning himself for a national profile\u2014speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, striking a Sirius XM podcast deal, and leading the Democratic Governors Association\u2014while not ruling out a 2028 presidential bid. The article notes a trend among other Democratic governors, including Gavin Newsom, Josh Shapiro, Wes Moore, and JB Pritzker, who have released or announced memoirs and are viewed as potential contenders, with pundits also eyeing figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Pete Buttigieg, and Kamala Harris.  <\/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 announces new book as governor becomes latest Democrat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colbert-slams-cbs-over-crap-statement-denying-it-pulled-james-talarico-interview\/\" title=\"Colbert slams CBS over &#039;crap&#039; statement denying it pulled James Talarico interview\">write memoir ahead<\/a> of 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_2509029\" 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) announced the release of his memoir on Wednesday, becoming the latest Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\/\">governor<\/a> and potential presidential candidate to release a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mo-brooks-hunter-biden-trading-off-his-fathers-name-marketing-access-to-the-biden-family-must-be-investigated-by-congress\/\" title=\"Mo Brooks: Hunter Biden Trading off His Father&#039;s Name, Marketing Access to the Biden Family Must Be Investigated by Congress\">book ahead<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">2028 elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beshear&rsquo;s new memoir, titled <em>Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country<\/em>, is set for release on Sept. 22. The book, published with St. Martin&rsquo;s Publishing Group of Macmillan Publishers, &ldquo;reclaims faith as a force for good in public life and rebukes those who use it to harm and discriminate,&rdquo; according to the synopsis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4461202\/real-differences-inside-gop-vance-rubio-rivalry\/\">The real differences inside the GOP driving Vance-Rubio rivalry talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4457594\/aoc-munich-gaffe-2028-race\/\">AOC&#8217;s Munich gaffes reveal possible 2028 challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4455990\/aoc-dodges-2028-munich-security-conference\/\">AOC dodges on 2028 White House run at Munich Security Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Beshear will share what his own faith has meant to him, how it has informed his family and his public life&mdash;and serves as a rebuke to how faith has been hijacked, profaned, misused, and corrupted by Donald Trump and other public figures. By regrounding faith in compassion and kindness, we can start to heal as a country,&rdquo; the memoir <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/static.macmillan.com\/static\/smp\/go-and-do-likewise-9781250452719\/\">synopsis<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<p>The grandson of Baptist lay ministers, Beshear has been vocal about his Christian faith throughout his time in public office. His memoir gets its name from biblical verse Luke 10:37, which follows the parable of the Good Samaritan. Beshear teased the book announcement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndyBeshearKY\/status\/2023912597108715621?s=20\">on X <\/a>on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s driven by my faith and values, and I believe it offers a pathway forward that can bring people together,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The second-term Kentucky governor has made many moves typical of a politician likely to launch a presidential run. In addition to Wednesday&rsquo;s book announcement, he flew to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4428358\/beshear-davos-democrats-anti-trump-face\/\">Davos to speak with foreign leaders<\/a> at the World Economic Forum, inked a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3793046\/andy-beshear-podcast-national-platform-siriusxm-deal\/\">podcast deal with Sirius XM<\/a>, and has notched himself a party leadership position by becoming the head of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-governors-association\/\">Democratic Governors Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beshear has not ruled out a 2028 run for president, publicly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4421505\/beshear-posits-himself-democrats-best-chance-beat-vance-2028\/\">pitching himself as Democrats&rsquo; best chance<\/a> to beat Vice President JD Vance in a general election.<\/p>\n<p>But the Bluegrass State Democrat isn&rsquo;t the only <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >governor dropping memoirs<\/a>, meeting with foreign leaders, or launching podcasts with his eyes seemingly set on 2028.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4449425\/2028-democratic-presidential-contender-must-have-accessory-tell-all-book\/\">THE 2028 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER MUST-HAVE ACCESSORY: A TELL-ALL BOOK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Govs. like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\">Wes Moore<\/a> (D-MD), and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker-2\/\">JB Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL) have each signaled interest in having their names atop a presidential ticket. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912087\/gavin-newsom-announces-new-memoir-2026\/\">Newsom<\/a> announced his book in December 2025, and Shapiro just released his memoir <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4423546\/harris-campaign-josh-shapiro-israeli-agent-memoir\/\">Where We Keep the Light<\/a><\/em>  in early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Pundits have also eyed Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY), former Transportation Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a>, and former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3896612\/ranking-2028-democratic-presidential-primary-field\/\">possible 2028 contenders<\/a> as well.<\/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 unveils memoir as Dems prep 2028 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