Andy Beshear Is Anything but a Moderate

He has radically progressive social views and a contrived record of compromise with Republicans in Kentucky.

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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks to the crowd gathered during his public swearing-in ceremony in Frankfort, Ky., December 10, 2019.

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Kentucky governor Andy Beshear has seemingly welcomed the attention as a potential running mate for Kamala Harris, appearing on Morning Joe with the same pitch he made to voters in his own state: He is a moderate Democrat who focuses on common voter concerns, moves past the culture war, and builds bridges with Republicans.

Beshear’s record shows, however, that his plan to unite Democrats and Republicans in a post-partisan utopia excludes certain groups: namely, supporters of Kentucky’s current abortion ban or anyone who believes that elementary schoolers should not be exposed to explicit gender ideology in the classroom.

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Christopher Parr

Christopher Parr is director of research at the Commonwealth Policy Center in Kentucky and a master of theology student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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