Gov. Beshear Weighing 2028 Democratic Bid For Presidency

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told CNN connected Sunday that he was weighing a Democratic statesmanlike bid successful 2028.

"Your sanction often comes up arsenic a contender for nan 2028 Democratic superior for president. You said you'll deliberation astir it aft adjacent year," CNN big Dana Bash told Beshar. "What will make you determine that that‘s going to beryllium a yes, you‘ll tally for president?"

"My superior responsibility and what I‘m putting each my power towards is to beryllium nan champion politician of Kentucky that I tin be. Next year, I‘ll besides beryllium nan caput of nan Democratic Governors Association, and I deliberation particularly successful these agrarian states wherever Republican governors person not spoken up whatsoever to extremity this devastating bill, we‘re going to person beardown candidates. We‘re going to triumph a batch of elections," Beshear said.

Beshear besides criticized nan GOP's "Big, Beautiful Bill" during nan interview, calling it a Republican "attack connected agrarian America."

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear attends nan Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting astatine New York Hilton Midtown connected Sept. 24, 2024 successful New York City.  (John Nacion/Getty Images)

Beshear said he hoped nan database of imaginable Democratic leaders would grow.

"If you asked maine this mobility a mates of years ago, I would person said no. My family’s been done a lot, but I do not want to time off a surgery state to my kids aliases anyone else‘s. So, what I deliberation is astir important for 2028 is simply a campaigner that tin heal this country, that tin bring group backmost together. So, erstwhile I beryllium down, I‘m going to deliberation astir whether I‘m that campaigner aliases whether personification other is that candidate," Beshear added. 

The Democratic politician said he was going to make judge to put nan state first. 

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sits for an question and reply astatine nan authorities Capitol connected Nov. 8, 2023, Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

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"I‘m going to make judge we‘re putting nan state first, because my kids merit to turn up successful a state wherever they don‘t person to move connected nan news each morning, moreover erstwhile they‘re connected picnic and say, what nan heck happened past night?" he said.

Other Democrats, including Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom, are besides seen arsenic imaginable 2028 nominees. 

Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a religion work astatine Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God successful Christ, connected Sunday, Nov. 3, successful Detroit, Mich. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Some senators are wary of a potential Harris run, according to a May study from The Hill.

A Democratic legislator who remained anonymous bluntly told The Hill, "No," erstwhile asked if Harris should tally again successful 2028. The legislator told nan outlet that Harris had her chance successful 2024 earlier losing to President Donald Trump successful November.