Andy Beshear talks faith and a possible 2028 run for president | The Excerpt

On the Tuesday, September 22, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joins USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page to address some of the Democratic Party’s biggest debates, including the rise of progressive candidates, transgender rights and the role of faith in public life.

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Hello, and welcome to The Excerpt. I'm Susan Page, Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY. And we're so glad to be joined today by Kentucky Governor Beshear. Governor Beshear, thanks for being with us.

It's an honor. Thanks for inviting me.

Governor, the headlines from this year's primaries have focused in part from Maine to Michigan on this energy behind Democratic socialists and other very progressive voices in the Democratic Party, and I wonder what you make of that.

I believe that some of the more progressive candidates and the DSA candidates are talking very passionately about…

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