Clare Considine

With less than a month to go until the GOP primary for Kentucky’s gubernatorial election, it’s a closely watched contest to determine who will take on incumbent Governor Andy Beshear in the fall. With the field fully formed, the money is already pouring in, even though the full force of the nation’s attention may not materialize until November. A field of three candidates have emerged as top contenders in the contest for the top job in Kentucky.

Can Southern Democrats Thread The Electoral Needle Again? With the 2023 gubernatorial election cycle now kicking into full swing, Split Ticket is previewing and rating each election. We’ve already broken down the Kentucky gubernatorial race in a previous article, but today, we’ll be finishing off the set by discussing Mississippi and Louisiana. If a poster child existed for “unpopular incumbent governor embroiled in scandals”, Tate Reeves would probably be it.

The 2022 midterms are barely behind us, and attention of political media has already turned to 2024. However, one overlooked contest may have a lot more to tell us about the nation's political climate before a Republican presidential hopeful so much as whiffs their first steak-on-a-stick at the Iowa State Fair.