Dan Cameron Archives

Wednesday

September 6, 2023

Is Andy Beshear the new Mitch McConnell?

In a move that is right out of the hard political playbook of Mitch McConnell himself, the Democratic governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear is telegraphing that he has no intention of following a state law requiring him to name a Republican should the senator choose to resign. For months in Kentucky, the political conversation has swirled around the possibility that Beshear, locked in a tight re-election race against Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, would follow the 2021 law requiring him to name a member of the same party to any congressional opening.

Friday

September 1, 2023

Cockburn

Barron Trump for the NBA Draft?

Can Barron Trump dunk? That’s the question posed by one opportunistic sportsbook this week, who started taking bets on which college the former president’s youngest son will play basketball at (their top choices I are the U and St. John’s at +300). The company is also offering odds on whether he’ll be drafted by an NBA team and in which round. So could he make it? On the one hand, at 6’7”, he’s the same height as NBA All-Star Luka Dončić — and, through his mother, the same nationality. On the other hand, Barron is on the record as preferring soccer.

Thursday

May 11, 2023

Matthew Foldi

Kentucky Fried Primary

The biggest horse race in Kentucky this year isn't the Derby; it's this fall's gubernatorial race, pitting incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear against a to-be-confirmed Republican. The contest is set to be a bellwether for the 2024 elections, in which Republicans must oust several name-brand Democrats if they are to win control of the Senate. Unlike so many statewide primaries in recent years, Kentucky isn't even a proxy battle between Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell. Both have formally and informally backed the state’s attorney general, Daniel Cameron. Instead, it's a fight between the candidates with the most money versus those with the most statewide organization.