WASHINGTON — Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., crisscrossed the country this weekend to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris.

What You Need To Know

  • Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., spent the weekend campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris, giving speeches in Iowa and Georgia

  • Since winning reelection in solidly conservative Kentucky last fall, Beshear has been viewed as a rising star in the Democratic party

  • He’s now in the spotlight as a potential running mate for Harris, who is on track to becoming the Democratic presidential candidate

“If you don’t know me, I’m the guy who beat Mitch McConnell’s hand-picked candidate last November in Kentucky,” Beshear said in a speech at a sold-out Democratic Party fundraiser Saturday, July 27 in Iowa. “I’m the guy that beat Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidate in the commonwealth of Kentucky.”

Since winning reelection in solidly conservative Kentucky last fall, Beshear has been viewed as a rising star in the party.

He’s in the spotlight as a potential running mate for Harris, who is on track to becoming the Democratic presidential candidate.

Delivering a speech from the back of a pickup truck Sunday, July 28 in Georgia, Beshear kept up his criticism of former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Vance’s portrayal of Appalachia in his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.”

“Just let me be clear: JD Vance ain’t from Kentucky, he ain't from Appalachia and he ain't going to be the vice president of the United States of America,” Beshear told the crowd.

Later that day in an interview on MSNBC, Beshear stuck with the same message he’s given in recent days when asked about the veepstakes.

“What I can tell you is it is an honor to be considered, but no matter what happens, I'm going to work every day between now and Election Day to make sure the vice president is elected,” Beshear said.

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