Posted on 02/16/2025 1:32:15 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
Andy Barr would begin with a federal campaign account affording him millions of dollars but have to confront the reality that he’s little known to most of Kentucky.
Daniel Cameron could ride the familiarity of having run statewide twice but carries the scars from his humbling loss in the governor’s race.
And Nate Morris would occupy the outsider’s lane of a non-politician but soon find himself answering questions about his stewardship of a Lexington company now struggling financially.
Kentucky’s senior senator, Mitch McConnell, has yet to verbalize his expected exit from the U.S. Senate in 2027, but that hasn’t stopped would-be aspirants from beginning to maneuver for what Kentucky Republicans expect to be an open seat three-way GOP primary clash in the 2026 campaign cycle. Hovering over it all is the singular force of President Trump and whether he can be coaxed into endorsing one of the candidates by a circling swarm of influencers.
“The Vance team and much of their consulting class is trying to circle the wagons around Nate Morris,” noted a Washington-based Republican Senate strategist who is unaligned in the contest and agreed to speak on background in exchange for anonymity. “But that doesn’t extend to the president as of yet. You’re talking about three people who are going to be strong allies of the president. Is there enough fog of war here to keep the president neutral?”
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McConnell's Reelection Committee holds $8 million. He can direct this to any candidate if he chooses not to run in 26. McConnell may have become irrelevant but his $8 million to back a candidate are very much relevant.
I’d prefer to see Barr, but that risks his house seat going Blue. Cameron would be good, but since Mitch ham strung him for governor, he might not win...especially if Beshear runs for senator.
Regardless of Mitch’s replacement, if Beshear runs he will win easily. There’s no one in Kentucky that can beat Beshear. If Beshear runs for President, Kentucky likely will go blue.
Andy Bashear did not come out of nowhere! His scum Daddy was the Governor of Kentucky before Bevins. Andy cheated his way into the governor’s mansion. He was Attorney General and caused the polls in the two Democrat strongholds to stay open hours later. He won by 5,000 votes that he managed to acquire in those hours.
Oh...that is an interesting scenario...
I mean that he is a sleeper people did not pay attention to for being on the Dem bench for 2028. Potentially a huge mistake.
Beshear already announced he is not running for the Senate seat - his sights are clearly on running for President.
How will he win over the base that is far-left?
Beshear is a straight white guy from a red state.
In a notable event, Karl Rove was fired from the 1992 Bush campaign for planting a negative story about Mosbacher with the columnist Robert Novak.[7]
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