Interview Only w/ Andy Beshear - Mitch McConnell’s Disappearing Act & How Democrats Can Win In Trump Country
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Guaranteed human. This episode of the Chuck Toddcast is brought to you by Chapter. Now, almost everything you hear about Medicare is somebody quietly trying to steer you somewhere. And you're skeptical of that, as you should be. I get it. I mean, there's a federal lawsuit going on right now over exactly this. Companies that branded themselves as unbiased while allegedly pointing people toward whatever would pay them the most as some sort of broker. So if your default is to distrust everyone in this space, honestly, I get it. I'm a bit distrustful these days myself. That's the whole reason I want to tell you about Chapter. They're independent Medicare advisors whose entire model is that their advisors are not paid to push any one plan.
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And then call chapter today at 980-734-3985. Well, joining me now is the governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear. He's got there's a variety of reasons why I might want to talk to Governor Beshear these days. He's chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, which means he's sort of the the lead governor helping make, you know, make decisions where where the party should focus its efforts, try to win governor's races. I know he's really focused probably in particular on the seven swing states. And there's, you know, Democrats had five of those seven. governorships. Are they going to be able to keep five of those seven, considering how important those states are in a presidential race? We'll discuss that.
He's, of course, also somebody many people would like to see run for president. And so and he hasn't been shy, at least about answering those questions. We'll see how shy he gets here with me. And then, of course, in the immediacy, he's been in the news regarding the state's senior Senator Mitch McConnell. Governor Beshear, it's good to see you. It is great to be on. So look, before I get to sort of a bunch of these questions, one of the coolest political events that takes place around the country is the Fancy Farm Picnic. I am speaking to you, I believe, about three or four days before it opens. I'm guessing you've been going to this since before you remember going to this.
I have been a number of times with my family growing up when I was running for attorney general and serving many times while I've been governor. While I won't make it this year, we are going to have both candidates for U.S. Senate. We're going to have multiple announced candidates on the Democratic side for governor. And so it will be an opportunity to start hearing what people's earliest pitch is. And then you always have to throw in, you know, one or two one liners.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–12:25
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What happened at Kentucky’s Fancy Farm Picnic and why does Beshear value bipartisan civic spaces?
12:25–34:21
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Why is Andy Beshear publicly pressing Mitch McConnell for transparency about his six‑week absence?
34:21–49:42
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How does Beshear compare McConnell’s current conduct to political norms and party interests?
49:42–1:07:24
Speakers
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