Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear just made clear where progressive Democrats stand on the rules that have held this country together for more than two centuries.
During CBS’s Face the Nation, the Democrat declared that the time has come to scrap the Electoral College and switch to a pure popular vote.
When asked for his biggest, boldest idea, Beshear did not hold back. He said the government is broken and offered a constitutional amendment package.
Pressed on the Electoral College point, Beshear confirmed he has said it before:
“Yeah, I’ve said it a number of times, and it’s because in Kentucky we will never see a candidate for president or vice president unless they’re from here. Why? Because people just expect that it’ll go one way or the other. It’s the idea that someone would get elected not just knowing about seven states, but having to earn votes all over the United States. I certainly think it’s time.”
This is the same familiar pitch from the left: the system is broken, so rewrite the Constitution to fit the moment.
Beshear frames it as fairness for places like Kentucky that get ignored.
In reality, the Electoral College is what forces candidates to pay attention to states that big-city Democrats would otherwise write off forever.
Without the Electoral College, presidential campaigns would become permanent coastal affairs.
A handful of dense urban centers in California, New York, and a few other blue strongholds would decide every election.
Rural counties, small towns, and entire regions of the country would become political afterthoughts.
That is not earning “votes all over the United States.” That is letting the densest ZIP codes run the table.
Beshear complains that candidates skip Kentucky. The reason is not the Electoral College.
The reason is that Democrats have turned Kentucky into a reliable red state through their own policies on energy, culture, and the economy.
Rather than compete for those voters, the left prefers to change the rules so those voters matter less.
