After Daniel Cameron won the Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, the stage is set to challenge Gov. Andy Beshear. The 2023 governor’s race will also have national implications. Beshear has a high approval rating. But can this win him re-election? The outcome of this race is anyone’s guess at this point “A lot of people will be paying attention to this race across the country,” said UofL political science professor Dewey Clayton. This is the kind of career Clayton dreams of. Beshear, a Democrat in a red state, is running for re-election. His challenger, Daniel Cameron, is a Republican who is also Kentucky’s first black candidate for governor. “Together, we can make sure our small businesses and our churches never close again,” Cameron said Tuesday night after winning the primary. Clayton says Cameron will try to make the election referendum on Beshear’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think a lot of people felt comfortable seeing Beshear coming in almost daily, giving an update on COVID, and I think people felt reassured by that, even though not everyone was necessarily happy about it,” he said. Clayton. Clayton also hopes Cameron will hit Beshear right on national issues. “I know we’ve had politicians in this state in recent years who have been successful in tying up the Democrats here and making the race about national politics more than state and local politics, and I’m sure Beshear will want to focus on keeping that local race,” Clayton said. That means Beshear will want to talk about the state’s healthy economy. “These three years of record economic development should lead us to 30 years of progress and prosperity,” Beshear said after winning the primary Tuesday night. Beshear has the benefit of incumbency, Clayton says, but Cameron has voter registration. on his side There are now 53,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats in Kentucky, making this the first gubernatorial election in the state where Republican voters outnumber Democrats. This race could also be expensive. The Republican primary alone topped $10 million, according to the firm Medium Buying.Clayton expects national groups to chip in with even more money for the general election.
FRANKFORT, Ky. —
After Daniel Cameron won the Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, the stage is set to challenge Gov. Andy Beshear.
The 2023 governor’s race will also have national implications.
Beshear has a high approval rating. But can this win him re-election? The outcome of this race is anyone’s guess at this point.
“A lot of people are going to be paying attention to this race across the country,” said UofL political science professor Dewey Clayton.
This is the kind of career Clayton dreams of.
Governor Beshear, a Democrat in a red state, is running for re-election. His challenger, Daniel Cameron, is a Republican who is also Kentucky’s first black candidate for governor.
“Together, we can make sure our small businesses and our churches never close again,” Cameron said Tuesday night after winning the primary.
Clayton says Cameron will try to hold the election referendum on Beshear’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I think a lot of people felt comfortable seeing Beshear coming in almost daily, giving an update on COVID, and I think people felt comfortable with that, even though not everyone was necessarily happy about it,” Clayton said. .
Clayton also expects Cameron to reach out to Beshear on issues of national interest.
“I know in recent years we’ve had politicians in this state who have been successful in tying up the Democrats here and making the race about national politics more than state and local politics, and I’m sure Beshear will want to focus on keeping that . local race,” Clayton said.
That means Beshear will want to talk about the state’s healthy economy, Clayton says.
“These three years of record economic development should lead us to 30 years of progress and prosperity,” Beshear said after winning the primary Tuesday night.
Beshear has the benefit of tenure, Clayton says, but Cameron has the voter registration on his side.
There are now 53,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats in Kentucky, making it the first gubernatorial election in the state where Republican voters outnumber Democrats.
This race could also be expensive.
The Republican primaries alone topped $10 million, according to the firm Medium Buying.
Clayton expects national groups to chip in with even more money for the general election.
