Democrat Andy Beshear on pursuing “The Great American Reset”

September 20, 2026 / 10:28 AM EDT / CBS News

In Kentucky, they take bluegrass and brown liquor (bourbon to be precise) quite seriously. But this past week, at the Kentucky Distillers' Association meeting in Louisville, high spirits were undermined by frustration with President Trump's tariff policies and war of words with Canada.

Kentucky's Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, just a few months shy of his 49th birthday, was there, shaking hands and looking to shake up Washington. "I continue to push the current administration to pull back these destructive tariffs," he told the crowd.

Beshear told us, "The fight with Canada, even before tariffs, has bourbon down 85% in that country. And listen, I'm not blaming Canadians, but this president's insulted them."

Kentucky bourbon might not be the typical fuel for presidential ambition, but the fight has thrust Beshear into the 2028 conversation. The title of his new memoir, "Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country" (to be published Tuesday by St. Martin's), quotes Jesus, who said people should follow in the footsteps of the Good Samaritan, to "go and do likewise."

Asked if Democrats should do more to engage with people of faith, Beshear replied, "Oh…

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