WASHINGTON − The way Andy Beshear sees it, the next Democratic nominee for president ought to be a governor. He runs a state himself, and says his colleagues have a proven track record against President Donald Trump and for struggling Americans.
“When the American people are hungry for someone that makes their life a little bit better or a little bit easier, that's what governors do on a daily basis,” the 48-year-old Kentucky leader told USA TODAY.
“People see Democratic governors have the receipts, and Donald Trump does not,” Beshear added. “He probably doesn't like that very much.”
The question for rank-and-file Democratic primary voters beginning to kick the tires on early contenders, however, is more likely going to be what type of governor.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, 58, seized the spotlight early last year by resisting the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard in his state, counteracting the White House’s effort to take more House seats through redistricting when other Democratic governors hesitated and using a punchy online style going toe-to-toe with Trump and the MAGA movement.
