Hey, John, it’s Governor Andy Beshear with news from Kentucky. A Republican polling firm just released a poll claiming, Daniel Cameron and I are in a dead heat: Cameron 46.7% - Beshear 46.8%.

I knew that this race would be tight, but with polls like this motivating our opponents, I need your help to compete.

Will you split $3 or more between my campaign and the Democratic Governors Association? All gifts to the DGA will be MATCHED up to their $35,000 mid-month goal – but only until midnight tonight.

John, in 2019, I won by just 5,136 votes – a 0.4% razor-thin margin. Now, as the only incumbent Democratic governor on the ballot this fall, the GOP is laser-focused on flipping Kentucky red and sending Daniel Cameron to the governor’s office. Mitch McConnell even sent his top guy over to take over Cameron’s campaign.

It’s clear they’ll use every trick in their playbook to win, but I don’t care how many attacks they launch against me. I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve done for Kentucky:

• We’ve grown the economy.
• We’ve led Kentucky to its lowest unemployment rate in our state's history.
• We’ve expanded voting rights.
• We’ve defended health care access for nearly 400,000 people.
• And throughout it all, I’ve never hesitated to use my veto power as a last line of defense against the worst of the far-right’s extreme agenda.

John, I’ve been in tough fights before. When I went up against Matt Bevin in 2019, the pundits said I couldn’t beat him. But we overcame the odds because grassroots supporters like you believed in me, in my campaign, and in the people of Kentucky.

Now, I’m asking you to believe in us once more. Will you rush a donation of $3 or whatever you can afford before midnight tonight to power my campaign at this critical moment and elect Democratic governors all across the country? All donations to the DGA will be matched up to their $35,000 mid-month goal. I’m counting on you.

Thank you so much for standing with me.

With gratitude,

Andy Beshear
Governor of Kentucky