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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
9 months
Tonight, Kentucky just sent a message to the nation: Anger politics is a losing bet. When we lift each other up, we win. And with four more years of @AndyBeshearKY and @JColemanKY , Kentucky’s best days are still ahead of us.
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8 years
Just going to leave this right here.
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5 years
In his first public appearance of the August recess, Mitch McConnell was greeted by loud chants of #MoscowMitch that drowned out his speech. It infuriated him. Buying Say Nyet to #MoscowMitch merch would make him even more mad:
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@KyDems
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You heard it here first, folks. J.D. Vance ain’t from here.
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1 year
For nearly four years, we've had a governor who has led from the heart. He's led through hard times. And he's led our biggest economic boom yet, with thousands of new, good-paying jobs along the way. @AndyBeshearKY is the leader we need. Kentucky is ready for four more years.
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@KyDems
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5 years
Congratulations to Governor-elect Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov.-elect Jacqueline Coleman!
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
2 years
It's official: @AndyBeshearKY filed his papers to run for a second term. In three of the hardest years Kentuckians have ever faced, Gov. Beshear has always had our back. RT if you have his.
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GOP cruelty in a nutshell: 1) Gov. Beshear expanded Medicaid for dental/vision. 2) The GOP passed a bill to undo it. 3) Gov. Beshear vetoed it. 4) The GOP just overrode his veto. GOP lawmakers kicked 900,000 Kentuckians off dental/vision coverage to stick it to Andy Beshear.
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@KyDems
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1 year
You love to see it.
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@KyDems
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5 years
#MoscowMitch would hate it if you bought one of these shirts. Just say nyet to Moscow Mitch. #kysen
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@KyDems
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9 months
Let’s re-elect a governor who cares. 💙
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@KyDems
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4 years
Congratulations to Colmon Elridge ( @colmonelridge ) who was elected as the new chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party moments ago. Elridge, a native of Cynthiana, Ky., will be the first African-American chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party.
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@KyDems
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7 years
. @BernieSanders : "In this country, the economy belongs to all of us, not just a handful of billionaires." #ComeTogetherFightBack
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1 year
BREAKING: @AndyBeshearKY ’s approval rating has soared to 64% — despite Daniel Cameron’s desperate attacks. Gov. Beshear “wins approval from roughly half of the state’s Republicans, making him the country’s most popular Democratic governor with GOP voters.”
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@KyDems
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2 years
Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell just blocked the U.S. Senate from approving a $35 cap on insulin. Good thing @GovAndyBeshear and @PattiMinter4KY capped it at $30 in Kentucky first.
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Republican Party of Kentucky
2 years
Andy's dad, Steve, couldn't let the holiday go by without reminding Andy of how much he loves him.
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@KyDems
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4 years
"President Trump, President-elect Biden, Leader Chuck Schumer & House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are all in agreement... to raise the direct payments to $2,000." Mitch made sure donors got 3 martini lunches covered, but won't let Kentuckians have $2,000 checks
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2 years
Matt Bevin blew $15 million in taxpayer dollars on a failed project for an aluminum plant that never got built. @AndyBeshearKY just got every dime back. (And the land too.)
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
6 years
Day 26 and counting. #WheresMitch @senatemajldr
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
2 years
. @Booker4KY made history as KY's first Black major party nominee for the United States Senate, shattering barriers and inspiring Kentuckians in every corner of the commonwealth. The campaign he ran will last and his vision for a better KY is something we can all be proud of.
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@KyDems
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7 years
Massive crowd telling Mitch: "You work for us" #Persist
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
9 months
Four years ago, Kentucky made history by electing @JColemanKY , a teacher, as lieutenant governor. Tonight, she became the first woman to win re-election as lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
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1 year
BREAKING: New poll shows @AndyBeshearKY ’s lead in the race for governor just got bigger. After three months of gross ads from Daniel Cameron and his allies, Kentucky voters are telling Cameron what they think of his disgraceful and empty campaign.
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
7 years
Kentucky teacher @mskmayfield asks us to RT this a million times. We can't do that alone. Please help us along:
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Scott Dworkin
7 years
#TrumpLeaks Docs: Mitch McConnell linked super PAC took $2.5 million from a pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman last election cycle #trumprussia
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Public dollars are for public schools. Period.
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Kentucky Democratic Party Convention Delegation Endorses Kamala Harris:
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@KyDems
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2 years
Republican after Republican attacked Gov. Beshear for not being at Fancy Farm today. @AndyBeshearKY has been leading relief/recovery in EKY and WKY all week, but it's revealing that the GOP thinks the only way to show up for rural Kentucky is dropping by for a political speech.
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Kentucky Democrats
8 years
We will not be silenced. We will persist. #Resist #DitchMitch
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2 years
Friends don't let friends vote for Rand Paul.
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2 years
Nine out of 10 Kentuckians support legal medical cannabis. Why are Republican legislators ignoring the people of Kentucky?
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Kentucky Democrats
1 year
Gov. Beshear is right: a little more love and lot less hate shouldn't be a controversial idea. Days after an unimaginable tragedy, @AndyBeshearKY showed the nation tonight what leading from the heart looks like.
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5 years
Your next governor, ANDY BESHEAR!!
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@KyDems
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14 days
This headline isn't much of a surprise! Gov. @AndyBeshearKY is the most popular Democratic governor — with voters across the political spectrum — because he’s committed to tackling the issues that KYians think about when they wake up each morning.
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
2 years
. @AndyBeshearKY vetoed the raises Republican legislators gave themselves — and they overrode it. Still waiting to hear why Republican Senate President Robert Stivers (a lawyer who makes $97,912 a year off his part-time legislator job alone) needs a pay raise but teachers don't.
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
5 years
Tomorrow, @staceyabrams wants to make sure you vote. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you have any issues voting, call our voter protection hotline at 1-833-GOVOTEKY. @fairfightaction
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5 years
#MoscowMitchMcConnell declared that he will defy his oath to conduct an impartial impeachment trial, and instead work in coordination with White House lawyers. Add your name and join us in saying: Mitch Must Recuse! #MoscowMitch #MoscowMitchRecuse
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@KyDems
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2 years
With his win tonight, @Booker4KY makes history as the first Black nominee to lead a major party ticket in Kentucky. 'From the hood to the holler,' he's uniting Kentuckians who know we deserve better. The choice is clear: Rand Paul has failed us. Charles Booker will fight for us.
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2 years
And there you have it, folks — despite support from 9 out of 10 Kentuckians, medical marijuana won't be legalized this year thanks to Republican politicians. This is what the Republican supermajority stands for: blocking bills that help you, passing bills that help them.
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1 year
Coal country for @AndyBeshearKY . 💪
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2 years
You all voted in March to slash up to $230 a month in food benefits that feed 543,000 struggling Kentuckians — disproportionately working, low-income single moms and their kids. Let us know when the whole "supports children, mothers and families" thing is supposed to start.
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@KyDems
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2 years
In a blistering ruling, the Supreme Court UNANIMOUSLY slapped down @DanielCameronAG and the @KYGOP 's attack on public schools. The ruling also makes it clear Cameron doesn’t understand the Constitution and can’t present a competent, coherent legal case.
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
9 months
Still working hard for the people of Kentucky.
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2 years
While Republican politicians mocked @AndyBeshearKY at Fancy Farm this weekend for not being there to give a political speech, he and @BritainyBeshear were spending the day at a flood relief shelter in Eastern Kentucky with families who've lost everything. Priorities.
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2 years
Even after Kentuckians rejected Amendment 2, Daniel Cameron is still trying to keep Kentucky's extreme abortion ban, which cuts off options even for rape and incest survivors and threatens women's health care. We can't trust Daniel Cameron to keep us safe.
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2 years
In 2019, Kentucky elected a Democratic governor. Since then, he's led us through a pandemic, tornadoes, and catastrophic floods. And he's delivered a booming economy, with the lowest unemployment rate and record job growth. Democrats deliver. And @AndyBeshearKY is proof.
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2 years
In 2019, Matt Bevin said "there was no way around" tolls to pay for a Brent Spence Bridge solution. Some governors are just built different.
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2 years
In 2019, Kentuckians knew @AndyBeshearKY was the right man for the job. We didn't know all of the ways in which that would be proven true.
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Gov. Beshear's executive action paved the way for medical cannabis in KY, giving many Kentuckians safe and effective relief for the first time. Now, thanks to @AndyBeshearKY and tireless advocates from across KY, the legislature has finally sent a legalization bill to his desk.
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@KyDems
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2 years
Mitch McConnell said 2022 was "the perfect storm" for a historic red wave. He couldn't even flip a 50/50 Senate. 🥂
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1 year
Kentuckians have @AndyBeshearKY ’s back because he’s always had ours.
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9 months
First Class. 💯
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20 days
Trump got 34 convictions but J.D. Vance got none.
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2 years
Brett Guthrie had $4.3 million in federal PPP loans forgiven. (That's the equivalent of four years of tuition for about 97 WKU students.)
@RepGuthrie
Rep. Brett Guthrie
2 years
President Biden’s taxpayer-funded student loan debt cancellation plan is a bribe to score political points ahead of the election at the expense of Americans who decided to pursue careers that didn't require taking on student debt or who worked hard to pay off their debt already.
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2 years
Democrats are getting the job done.
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Senator @cassieforky tried to remove the sales tax on diapers to help working families, but @KYGOP felt that the wealthy deserved a tax exemption on gold bars instead. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
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Public dollars belong in public schools — full stop.
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3 months
Why should Kentucky taxpayers foot the bill for wealthy private schools? The answer is plain and simple — they shouldn’t.
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2 years
🚨 POLLING UPDATE 🚨 The latest Morning Consult poll shows @AndyBeshearKY is still America's most popular Democratic governor. With multiple polls in the past year showing consistent support from 60% of Kentuckians, he's coming out of the 2023 gate strong.
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1 year
Yep, you heard @AndyBeshearKY right: Daniel Cameron is “heckbent” on ripping away health care coverage from 100,000 Kentuckians.
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1 year
Kentucky’s candidates for lieutenant governor, in a nutshell.
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1 year
Kentuckians are fired up for one candidate in this race — and it isn't Daniel Cameron.
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1 year
Daniel Cameron lied about what he told a grand jury in the Breonna Taylor investigation. He lied about shaking down a company for campaign cash while he was investigating it. And he is lying about @AndyBeshearKY 's record. We can't trust Daniel Cameron.
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Congratulations to @CamuelForKY for a huge victory in House District 93! Representative-elect Camuel is ready to continue the legacy of her predecessor Rep. Lamin Swann and give a voice to folks who are too often shut out of Frankfort.
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🚨 @CassieForKY keeps Senate District 19 BLUE! Senator-elect Cassie Chambers Armstrong is ready to go to Frankfort and fight for Kentucky families who need a champion in their corner. Meet Kentucky's next Democratic state senator!
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“If he’s willing to lie about a grand jury, he’s willing to lie to you.” @AndyBeshearKY is right: we can’t trust Cameron.
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2 years
Republican lawmakers gave themselves an 8% raise, but they refuse to work with @AndyBeshearKY to guarantee a 5% raise for Kentucky's teachers and school staff. Kentucky can afford it. They just won't do it.
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Last year, @AndyBeshearKY expanded Medicaid coverage to include dental and vision benefits. Last week, Republican politicians reversed that. The GOP's cruelty will rip away dental care for 900,000 Kentuckians, despite Kentucky ranking as one of the worst states for oral health.
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No matter who wins the Republican primary for governor, Kentuckians already have a clear choice: The GOP candidates' lies, cruelty and extremism. Or four more years of @AndyBeshear 's strong, compassionate and popular leadership.
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In a post-Roe KY, incest victims will be forced to give birth to a relative's child. Same for rape survivors. Even some miscarriages could result in felony charges. All thanks to extreme Republican politicians. It's sick, cruel and far beyond what most Kentuckians believe.
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Leading from the heart. 💙
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Gov. @AndyBeshearKY is right: Democrats can win everywhere when we “show up, work hard, get results, and care about everybody — and don’t get distracted by whatever the issue of the day is in Washington, D.C.”
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7 years
When you control the house, senate and presidency, you don't get to fail at running government and blame the other guys. You also don't get to hold children's health care hostage. You were sent to DC to work. Do your job and actually make a bipartisan deal #TrumpShutdown
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@KyDems
Kentucky Democrats
2 years
Ahead of Fancy Farm, Republicans are already attacking Gov. Beshear. Let's be clear: from Eastern KY to Western KY, @AndyBeshearKY has been leading disaster response from one side of the state to the other in the last week alone — showing up for all of KY like he always has.
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To secure toll-free funding for the Brent Spence companion bridge, @AndyBeshearKY worked across the aisle, governor to governor, state government to federal government. That's what real leadership looks like.
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Women’s private medical records are none of Daniel Cameron’s business.
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2 years
Election Day is one month away. Vote 'em out.
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Gov. Beshear did the right thing. SB150 is the most extreme anti-LGBTQ bill in America. It gives big government more control over your family's lives, rips away parents' rights, makes our children less safe and promotes hate. @AndyBeshearKY is standing up for kids and families.
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Here's Beshear's full veto message on SB 150
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. @AndyBeshearKY was the first governor in Kentucky history to speak at the annual LGBTQ Fairness rally at the State Capitol because he knows every Kentuckian deserves to feel seen and loved for who they are.
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6 years
We are deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Danny Alvarez. He will be a great loss to Louisville and our state. Our prayers go out to his friends, family and those that worked with him in the legal community .
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We can't trust a word Daniel Cameron says.
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"Charles Booker has my full endorsement in the race for U.S. Senate. Kentuckians deserve a Senator that fights for good jobs, access to high quality, affordable healthcare and is a champion for public education." — @AndyBeshearKY
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“It would be difficult to find a first-term governor who has weathered as much as Andy Beshear...Through it all, Beshear has been a stalwart, steady presence in the lives of Kentuckians, comforting people with big hugs and even bigger policies to get people back on their feet.”
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🚨 BREAKING: Gov. @AndyBeshearKY was just endorsed by the @HeraldLeader . ✍ "Beshear has been an unflappable presence throughout some of our most tempestuous history, rising above politics to emphasize the needs of all Kentuckians."
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Kentucky’s best double feature. #Barbenheimer
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Wow. Louisville just brought the house down for @AndyBeshearKY . This energy is off-the-charts — and we’re taking it straight into tomorrow and over the finish line. Polls open at 6 am local time. Let’s go win!
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In last week’s debate, Daniel Cameron didn’t mention “jobs” once. Here’s what he talked about instead:
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Kentuckians deserve four more years of a governor we can trust. And we can't trust Daniel Cameron.
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Kentucky deserves a United States senator who will protect our democracy and tell the truth — not undermine our democracy with dangerous lies.
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Since he took office, @AndyBeshearKY has led Kentucky with calm and compassion through some of our hardest moments — even when those tragedies strike close to home.
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Democrats, @AndyBeshearKY is on the ballot today. Your vote sends a clear message: We're ready for four more years.
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Can @KYGOP tell us where the "choice" in "school choice" is for rural Kentuckians?
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Meet Kentucky’s *two-term* Democratic governor and lieutenant governor. Congratulations, Governor @AndyBeshearKY and Lt. Governor @JColemanKY !
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Andy Beshear
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Thank you.
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. @AndyBeshearKY is in this race because he cares about Kentucky’s working families and has the track record to show for it. He has our backs — now let’s have his.
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Republican legislators — led by Kelly Craft's running mate Max Wise — rammed through the most extreme anti-LGBTQ bill in America at the eleventh hour, with only six minutes notice. They've spent this entire session targeting vulnerable kids instead of helping Kentucky families.
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You deserve a governor who can look in the camera and tell you whether he believes a 9-year-old girl should be forced to carry her rapist’s child. Daniel Cameron won’t do it — because his answer is yes.
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TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY! In-person voting will be more limited than usual. If you requested an absentee ballot by mail it has to be POSTMARKED by TOMORROW! Some counties are allowing in-person absentee voting today. Call your county clerk! Questions/Issues - call number below!
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We deserve a governor who cares about every Kentuckian.
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Kentucky Democrats
2 years
Congratulations to Kentucky's newest congressman, @RepMcGarvey ! While the Republicans have already shown this past week they have nothing to offer but chaos, cruelty and incompetence, Rep. McGarvey and Democrats at every level stand united in our fight for working families.
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None of us knew what @AndyBeshearKY would have to lead us through when we elected him. But we knew what kind of governor he'd be: honest, compassionate and brave. A leader you can trust in the hardest moments.
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Happy birthday, Gov. @AndyBeshearKY ! 🎉
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Our last Republican governor's approval rating was underwater at this point in his term. Within a year, he was America's most disliked governor. But with strong majority support from Kentuckians, @AndyBeshearKY has one of the highest approval ratings of any governor right now.
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