Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky speaks to a crowd of New Hampshire Democrats, at an event in Manchester, N.H. on Oct. 7, 2025 (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News )
This year, a slew of polls have flashed red alerts for the Democrats, as the party's favorable ratings have plunged to all-time lows.
"Number one, we’ve got to spend 80% of our time on things that matter to 100% of Americans," Beshear said, as he outlined his three steps Democrats need to take for political redemption.
Beshear said that Democrats also have "to talk to people like normal human beings" instead of "talking down to people."
His third step — focus less on policy specifics and more on energizing voters. "We are really good at the ‘what,’ but not so good at talking about the ‘why,'" he said.
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Beshear, the son of former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, was elected state attorney general before topping Republican Gov. Matt Bevin by a razor-thin margin in the 2019 gubernatorial showdown. He won re-election as governor two years ago.
The moderate Democrat is currently vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association, and takes over next year as DGA chair.
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear greets party activists and officials, during an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Oct. 7, 2025 (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News)
The Kentucky governor spent his entire day Tuesday in New Hampshire, headlining a fundraiser in Concord for State House Democrats, a happy hour in Manchester for City Democrats, and a house party in Nashua hosted by a state senator.
It was his second trip to New Hampshire in a year, after keynoting the state party's major autumn fundraising gala in 2024. And the latest trip to New Hampshire followed a stop earlier this year in South Carolina, another key early voting state in the Democratic Party's presidential primary calendar.
Unlike other potential White House hopefuls, Beshear acknowledges he's mulling a 2028 bid.
Asked about a 2028 run, Beshear reiterated to Fox News that after next year's midterm elections, "my family and I will sit down" to decide on whether to run for president.
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Beshear, pushing a vision of inclusiveness, said that "when I look at what my job is right now, I want to be a commonsense, common ground voice, in this crazy partisan climate we see right now, to try to get people focused on the things that matter most to our families"
And looking ahead to the next presidential election, Beshear said, "What’s most important to me is that we have a candidate that can heal the country. We have too much of this us versus them. Our neighbor is not our enemy, and we’ve got to recognize that even if we disagree with them, we want what’s best for them, and we really want their kids to have a great life."
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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