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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country (apnews.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in Republican-leaning Kentucky, announced the formation of a federal political action committee on Monday to support candidates across the country as he seeks to broaden his influence beyond the Bluegrass State.

Beshear launched a PAC called In This Together with a focus on helping elect more Democrats in swing states and Republican strongholds. The move comes barely two months since Beshear secured a second term with a convincing victory over GOP challenger Daniel Cameron in one of the nation’s most closely watched elections of 2023.

Beshear said he’s looking to support candidates who “demonstrate a commitment to leading with empathy and compassion and the backbone to always do what’s right, regardless of politics.” His PAC will support candidates running for local, state and federal offices, the governor said.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Beshear is a progressive who won in a deeply red state.

Centrists cut progressives' campaign funds, and when they lose because they can't get their message out, centrists gleefully announce that progressives can't win in red states and we should nominate only centrists if we know what's good for us.

Beshear is proof that progressives can win in red states, despite centrists' sabotage. I hope this PAC funds candidates that the Democratic Party abandons because the party prefers the worst MAGA chud to any progressive.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver 14 points 11 months ago

Good. Fight fascism!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Andy Beshear, who defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in Republican-leaning Kentucky, announced the formation of a federal political action committee on Monday to support candidates across the country as he seeks to broaden his influence beyond the Bluegrass State.

The move comes barely two months since Beshear secured a second term with a convincing victory over GOP challenger Daniel Cameron in one of the nation’s most closely watched elections of 2023.

“It’s critically important that we elect more good people — both in Kentucky and around the country — who will stand strong on our shared values and always do the right thing, even when it’s hard,” the governor said in a news release.

In his recent State of the Commonwealth speech, he called for a united effort with Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers to improve education, health care and the economy.

The incumbent governor withstood relentless attacks aimed at stirring up Kentuckians over transgender issues and the post-COVID inflationary surge during Democratic President Joe Biden’s term.

Both Bevin and Cameron played up their support from Trump, who easily carried Kentucky in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections and who remains popular with Republican voters in the state.

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