MSNBC's Chris Jansing speaks with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear about his reported frontrunner status in Vice President Kamala Harris' veepstakes.
One of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear‘s strengths in the race to become Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate is that he could appeal to centrist voters as a Democrat who won re-election in a state that Donald Trump carried by more than 20 percentage points in 2020. Beshear won his 2023 campaign, in part, by leaning into his support for abortion rights in a state where the procedure is almost entirely banned.
One bill put in place a 15-week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape and incest . Another two bills from 2021 allowed Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron to penalize abortion facilities and stripped the governor of power to suspend laws related to abortion. Both of Beshear’s vetoes were overridden by the Republican supermajority.
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