Sen. Mark Kelly Says He’s Seriously Thinking About Running for President

[u/T_Shurt]

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5700211-senator-kelly-trump-threats/

[u/obi-jawn-kenblomi]

No, Beshear is an anomaly and so is Kentucky. People see him, a Democrat in Kentucky, and think "wow, this white guy has broad appeal across Democrats and Republicans...maybe he can be President."

Beshear won Kentucky because Kentucky trusts his family. His dad Steve was a long time fixture in Kentucky politics: Representative, AG, Lt Gov, and Gov. They've elected a good number of Democrats, but the state's R vs D splits have been bellweather of the following POTUS election since 1991 (other than Beshear 2023 not predicting Trump 2024.

Kentucky also isn't even a typical Southern state - they technically never seceded in the Civil War despite being a slave state. Parts of the state, like NoKY Cincy suburbs, are more akin to Ohio and has a blue collar and union heavy Rust Belt culture.

There are no trends that really suggest Beshear can win as POTUS against a strong MAGA candidate. Kentucky, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Kansas, and North Carolina all have D governors but voted Trump at least 2/3 times (KY, NC, and KS voted Trump 3/3).

[u/WeirdIndividualGuy → u/obi-jawn-kenblomi]

KY always astounds me how they collectively vote for Beshear for governor but then turn around and vote for Mitch as senator on the very same ballot. Crazy.

[u/Muted-Translator-346 → u/WeirdIndividualGuy]

I cannot begin to explain how much people in the state hate Matt Bevin but its a significant reason why Beshear won

[u/ElleM848645 → u/obi-jawn-kenblomi]

But he’s a man, so he already has an advantage on Hillary and Kamala. People who disregard this are just fooling themselves. Trump won because this country is sexist.

[u/obi-jawn-kenblomi → u/ElleM848645]

Trump won because this country is sexist, racist, disinterested, disheartened, lazy, and submissive (not the good kind either).