Beshear won’t rule out 2028 presidential bid: ‘We’ll see’
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) declined to rule out a possible bid for the White House when asked in a Sunday interview about his 2028 ambitions.
Beshear noted he will serve as head of the Democratic Governors Association next year and is looking forward to winning “a lot of races that people aren’t expecting.”
“And then after that, you know, we'll see,” Beshear continued, in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” addressing rumors of a 2028 run.
“I would have never considered this, a couple years ago, but I will not leave a broken country to my kids or to anyone else's,” the governor said. “And so, if I'm somebody that, at that point, I believe that I can heal the country, then I'll take a look at it.”
When first asked about his presidential ambitions, Beshear told NBC News’s Kristen Welker in the interview that his focus is on moving beyond partisanship in politics.
“What I'm doing right now is trying to be a reasonable voice out there that hopefully doesn't just bring Democrats back together; but Democrats, Republicans, and Independents,” Beshear said.
“You know, this country has gotten far too partisan, too much us versus them,” he continued. “If we can focus on the core issues that lift up every single American, then we can actually move not right or left, but forward as a country. There is no such thing as a red job or a blue job. A job is just good for all Americans.”
On whether it’s accurate to say he’s “considering running for president,” Beshear said he’s focus on trying to “speak out for my people and for the American people, especially with this attack on rural America and the Big Ugly Bill,” referring to the GOP tax and spending law, titled, “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which was signed into law earlier this month.
Beshear, a moderate Democrat representing a Republican-leaning state, has been floated as a possible contender in what is likely to be a crowded 2028 Democratic primary, as the party continues without a clear leader.