Less than two weeks away from the highly-anticipated Fancy Farm Picnic in Graves County, and less than 16 weeks away from Election Day, incumbent Governor Andy Beshear and hopeful Governor and Attorney General Daniel Cameron find themselves locked into an interesting battle for Kentucky’s top position.
At the end of last week, both also found themselves in west Kentucky for different, but critical, reasons. Beshear visited with Mayfield residents after recent flooding waylaid their downtown, before making a stop at Murray State University to discuss details on funding mechanisms for Calloway and Trigg counties. Cameron, meanwhile, opened up his summer campaign tour with new running mate and Lt. Governor nominee Robby Mills of Henderson, looking to drum up support.
Beshear told Your News Edge that he will spend these next four months on the ground, and for the Commonwealth.
Beshear also said that “it’s sad” that his opponent’s campaign is about “attacking the other side.” He urged that he’s once again in this “to help people,” and not to turn “one person against another.”
Cameron, and more recently Mills, have been openly vocal about the Governor’s actions and rhetoric during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Beshear’s veto of the transgender sports bill.
Those undecided, Beshear said, can look at his first-term record.
Operating alongside a Republican supermajority in the State House and Senate, there has been some tug-of-war in regard to who, where and when deserves the credit.
Republicans, however, got control of the State Senate in 2000, and the last time Democrats had full control of both the executive and legislative branches was 1999.
Following a poll of 987 likely voters conducted May 18 and 19 by co/efficient and sponsored by Daniel Cameron, Beshear held a two-point advantage on his opponent — 45% to 43%.
In a June 22-29 poll of 800 registered voters through Public Opinion Strategies and the Prichard Committee, Beshear had a 10-point lead on Cameron — 52% to 42%.
In a July 19-20 poll of 500 registered voters through Public Opinion Strategies and the Republican State Leadership Committee, Beshear had a four-point lead on Cameron — 49% to 45%.
All of this polling data was collected through projects.fivethirtyeight.com.
