Kentucky's Governor Andy Beshear had vetting materials requested from Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. This means that he is officially under consideration for the role of vice president in her presidential campaign.
Beshear has experienced a successful public career. With a term as Kentucky's Attorney General, and now in his second term as Kentucky's governor, Beshear has shown that he can win in deep red country. This doesn't mean that Kentucky would flip blue, but Beshear's popularity would certainly be an asset to the Harris team as he proves that it is possible to find some common ground through profound and big disagreements.
Here are 12 reasons Gov. Andy Beshear would be an absolutely amazing pick for vice president of the United States.
This opinion piece was originally published by CityBeat's sister paper, LEO Weekly.