I'd be OK with Rocky, either as Senator or as Governor. I'd rather have Lt. Gov. Coleman (no relation to AG Coleman, AFAIK) as Gov, but I'd be OK with Rocky. If he enters the Senate primary, I think he could win, and I don't know how I would vote in a contested primary.
I'd be OK with Rocky, either as Senator or as Governor. I'd rather have Lt. Gov. Coleman (no relation to AG Coleman, AFAIK) as Gov, but I'd be OK with Rocky. If he enters the Senate primary, I think he could win, and I don't know how I would vote in a contested primary.
I don't think Jacqueline Coleman has any realistic chance, though, even given Beshear's popularity. Andy only won because of a lot of goodwill with his father AND getting to run against the dumpster fire that was Matt Bevin. Won re-election because he kicked ass as governor. LTG Coleman just doesn't have the same level of residual goodwill from conservative Kentucky voters. Adkins, OTOH, has a long career as a state legislator and ran miles ahead of the other Democrats in eastern Kentucky for years after it turned. If there is any statewide race that could be competitive in Kentucky these days it may be Cameron v. Rocky. Race would almost certainly play a role, but I think Rocky would have a lot of crossover appeal. Again, no Democrat (other than Beshear) would have good odds in Kentucky, though.
You may be right. So far, electing the Gov and Lt. Gov as a ticket has nulled being -- or even being a candidate for -- Lt Gov as a steppingstone to being a contender for Gov. Candidates for Lt Gov don't need to have their own political ambitions or "brands" in order to be picked as part of the ticket. No one who has run for Lt Gov as part of a ticket has run for Gov, and all I know for sure about Lt Gov Coleman running is that she hasn't said that she's not interested.
I'd be OK with Rocky, either as Senator or as Governor. I'd rather have Lt. Gov. Coleman (no relation to AG Coleman, AFAIK) as Gov, but I'd be OK with Rocky. If he enters the Senate primary, I think he could win, and I don't know how I would vote in a contested primary.
I don't think Jacqueline Coleman has any realistic chance, though, even given Beshear's popularity. Andy only won because of a lot of goodwill with his father AND getting to run against the dumpster fire that was Matt Bevin. Won re-election because he kicked ass as governor. LTG Coleman just doesn't have the same level of residual goodwill from conservative Kentucky voters. Adkins, OTOH, has a long career as a state legislator and ran miles ahead of the other Democrats in eastern Kentucky for years after it turned. If there is any statewide race that could be competitive in Kentucky these days it may be Cameron v. Rocky. Race would almost certainly play a role, but I think Rocky would have a lot of crossover appeal. Again, no Democrat (other than Beshear) would have good odds in Kentucky, though.
It's clear that a Democrat could win the gubernatorial race again, but I definitely can't see the possibility of one winning the U.S. Senate seat.
I think Adkins could beat Cameron under the right circumstances
Sure would be fun to watch it play out, at a bare minimum.
A Democrat winning a U.S.
Senate seat in Kentucky would be extremely shocking.
Elections for Governor being not only off-cycle, but isolated from Federal and legislative elections, does have an effect.
Absolutely.
Does Gov. Beshear have any progeny?
Two children. One son, Will. One daughter, Lila. Both are minors.
You may be right. So far, electing the Gov and Lt. Gov as a ticket has nulled being -- or even being a candidate for -- Lt Gov as a steppingstone to being a contender for Gov. Candidates for Lt Gov don't need to have their own political ambitions or "brands" in order to be picked as part of the ticket. No one who has run for Lt Gov as part of a ticket has run for Gov, and all I know for sure about Lt Gov Coleman running is that she hasn't said that she's not interested.