crossposted from Blue Wave Voters
Jonathan Martin has the ultimate DC insider interview with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear describing his plan to win the Democratic nomination for President in 2028.
Bizarrely, Beshear rejects a strategy of opposing Trump because he believes that just makes him a Democratic Trump.
“by the time that we reach 2028, the country is going to be tired,” Beshear argued. “And they’re going to be so tired of what Trump has done, the idea of having a Democratic version of Trump is more than that — it’s exhausting.”
Memo to Beshear: there is an ocean between opposing Trump and becoming him.
Let’s be clear: Donald Trump has become a fascist dictator. That’s not harsh left-wing rhetoric - it’s the documented truth.
In 2021, Trump lied about losing his re-election and assembled a violent mob to invade the Capitol to overthrow the election of Joe Biden by force. And if Trump’s own Vice President was murdered, Trump was ready to blame him for standing in the way of mob rule.
As he began his third campaign In 2023, he vowed revenge against the entire government:
“In 2016, I declared: I am your voice. Today, I add: I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your retribution.”
“I will totally obliterate the deep state. I will fire the unelected bureaucrats and shadow forces who have weaponized our justice system.”
And when he returned to the White House in 2025, he delivered on this promise by purging every government official who disagreed with him in any way.
He also declared war on Democratic cities and states, illegally withholding funds appropriated by Congress and illegally sending the National Guard to show off his fascist power.
Last week, Trump’s fascism was unmasked in Minneapolis with ICE’s murder of Renee Good. Americans watched the murder from every angle with horror but Trump and his regime insisted our eyes were lying to us and that Good was really a terrorist.
Now Democrats in Congress and across the country are demanding accountability for murder, removing ICE from our cities, and eliminating Trump’s masked secret police.
This fight against fascism is indeed exhausting - but every true Democrat is committed to waging this fight because the only alternative is surrendering to fascism.
If Andy Beshear wants to understand how profoundly he is “missing the moment,” he needs to stop talking to DC insiders and instead give a speech to the people of Minneapolis about surrendering to Trump.
When he gets denounced by every single Democrat in the state, he might get a clue as to the stakes of every election in 2026 and 2028 - namely that we need courageous leaders who will fight Trump’s fascism with every ounce of their strength.
