Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear just called for abolishing the Electoral College — the constitutional mechanism that ensures flyover country isn't ruled permanently by New York and Los Angeles. The so-called "moderate" Democrat wants direct election of the president, stripping small and mid-sized states of the leverage the Founders explicitly gave them to prevent exactly the kind of coastal dominance Beshear's party now enjoys.
This matters because the Electoral College isn't a glitch — it's a feature. It forces candidates to build broad, geographic coalitions instead of running up vote totals in a handful of mega-cities. Without it, no presidential candidate would ever need to set foot in Kentucky, Iowa, or Nebraska. They'd camp in the suburbs of California and New York and call it a democracy. That's the point, and that's why the left wants it gone.
Beshear made the call during a recent interview, pitching a sweeping constitutional amendment package. "It should outlaw partisan redistricting and enshrine part of the Voting Rights Act right there in the constitution," Beshear said. "It should create term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court. No more gaming those appointments." He also wants to overturn Citizens United. And then the tell: "It should also overturn Citizens United, and I think call for direct elections of the president and the vice president."
When the host noted that direct election means abolishing the Electoral College, Beshear didn't flinch. "Yeah, I've said it a number of times," he admitted. His justification? "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." He argued candidates should have to "earn votes all over the United States" instead of focusing on "seven states."
The irony is thick. Beshear claims Kentucky gets ignored under the current system — but his solution is to make Kentucky irrelevant forever. Under direct election, candidates would have even less reason to visit Lexington or Louisville. They'd chase raw vote totals where the people already are: the coasts and the megacities. Beshear is selling out his own state's constitutional protection to align with the national party's wish list.
The Gateway Pundit framed this as Beshear shedding his "moderate" label. CBS News, meanwhile, buried the constitutional overhaul entirely — its coverage focused on Beshear's feud with Mitch McConnell over the ailing senator's refusal to publicly prove his fitness for office. That story matters too: Beshear told "Face the Nation" he's "heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell" after formally requesting health updates, and slammed the "Republican-controlled Senate" as unaccountable. But CBS's decision to ignore the Electoral College call entirely is telling. When a Democratic governor proposes dismantling the Founders' framework, the establishment press simply doesn't find it newsworthy.
Beshear packaged his Electoral College abolition alongside popular ideas like term limits — a classic bait-and-switch. The question for Kentuckians is simple: do you trust a governor who wants to strip your state of its constitutional voice in presidential elections, just because the party that can't win under the current rules wants to change them?
