Summary
Medicaid cuts under consideration by Republicans “will cause the American people to nearly revolt,” said Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear at Semafor’s World Economy Summit.
He warned “rural healthcare will cease to exist” and predicted children, older adults, and even those with private insurance will suffer.
The House GOP is weighing $880 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years. A new analysis from the Center for American Progress estimated “more than 34,000 people could die each year” if enacted.
Beshear emphasized, “Medicaid covers the people we love the most… our parents and our kids.”
It’s almost as though all the talk from centrists about how progressives can’t win in red states was complete self-serving bullshit.
It’s called the Electoral College, and it’s bullshit
His record doesn’t exactly stand out as extremely liberal or progressive, it’s just that anyone sane these days seems super left wing vs. the current batshit crazy. He is for Abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and supports public schools in the state, but manages to do it in a way that doesn’t trigger the snowflake conservatives in the state.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Beshear
The bottom of that Wikipedia page links to some New York Times op-eds where he divulges his secret to winning as a Democrat in a red state: hyper-focus on issues that affect his constituents directly.
I have been saying that shit for years and for god’s sake drop the fucking gun issues. Tell them what you can do for them. I am from WNC and it is the same people as in Kentucky. Tell what you are going to do for us and how you will make our lives better.
If he had lost, it would be touted as proof that progressives can’t win in red states. Since he won,