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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Aug 16, 2026

This November, we get to show who we are and what kind of politics we think we deserve.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

I do believe that healthcare is a basic human right, and so I'm willing to have conversations with anyone who agrees with that.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

We cannot allow Donald Trump's presidency to be normalized for people to think that's the way that it's supposed to be.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

It should outlaw partisan redistricting and enshrine part of the Voting Rights Act right there in the constitution.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

It is time for an aspirational investment in housing that can bring down the cost of- of especially first-time home ownership.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

None of them will do their job right now and stand up to a president… that is running over the Constitution at every turn.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

I have heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell. And while I do hope that he is getting better – I have known him my entire life. I wish him no harm. I actually wish him good health.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

It shouldn't be like buying a car, a sticker price, where you're not sure exactly how much it's going to cost.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

All he needs to do is call into this show for two minutes or FOX News for two minutes or do a video for two minutes to the people he's supposed to serve.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

I just refuse to leave a broken country to my kids or to anyone else's. We cannot allow Donald Trump's presidency to be normalized.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

I have 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.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

People also think this government is broken. So, a fix the darn government constitutional amendment, it is time.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

I believe socialism is a failed experiment, but I do believe that we need to get results for the American people.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Aug 16, 2026

What I make of it is that people are struggling. They're struggling because the cost of groceries is too high. The cost of gas is too high. It's too hard to see a doctor, and when you do, the cost of that is too high as well.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Aug 16, 2026

We just have to believe in each other, and believe in Michigan.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 16, 2026

So today, with all of you, I’m proud to launch the first pillar of the National Governors Association’s Campaign for America: Service United.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 16, 2026

Jewish New Yorkers have every right to worship openly, proudly, and without fear.

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Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Aug 16, 2026

Here in Pennsylvania, we combat fraud wherever we find it. In 2024, we charged 119 cases of Medicaid fraud — recovering more than $11 million for taxpayers.

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Josh Green
@joshgreen· Democratic · HI· Aug 16, 2026

We have not had a hurricane make landfall in quite some time. So none of us really have experienced this really in, you know, the last couple of decades.

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Josh Green
@joshgreen· Democratic · HI· Aug 16, 2026

Please be safe. You definitely want to be home, do not be out on the roads.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 15, 2026

I came here four years ago — that was actually the first time that for many of you I got a chance to meet you. I did not come from the world of politics. I was coming to say that we were going to change that relationship between our state…

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 15, 2026

The budget gap exists for for two reasons. It exists because for too long we have relied too much on the federal government, and it exists because we were spending more than we were growing.

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