PRESENTATION ON COMMITMENT 2023 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, A LIVE GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE AT. WELCOME. I’M PRUGIASCO, PRESIDENT OF THE LOUISVILLE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. WE ARE A NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. WE DO NOT SUPPORT PARTIES OR CANDIDATES. EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT VOTING AND ELECTIONS IS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITY. HIS THANK YOU TO WLKY FOR BROADCASTING THIS IMPORTANT EVENT TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF LOUISVILLE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT THE ELECTION ON THE BALLOT NOVEMBER 7TH. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND BE SURE TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. VOTING IS TRULY THE BEDROCK OF OUR DEMOCRACY. GOOD EVENING. I’M KARI GRACE AND WELCOME TO OUR COMMITMENT 2023 LIVE DEBATE FEATURING THE CANDIDATES FOR KENTUCKY GOVERNOR. WE ARE JOINED TONIGHT BY DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT ANDY BESHEAR AND REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. FIRST, WE WILL START WITH A 62ND OPENING STATEMENT FROM EACH CANDIDATE. MR. CAMERON WON THE COIN TOSS AND ELECTED TO GO FIRST. MR. CAMERON. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR ANDY BESHEAR TELL YOU THAT THE ECONOMY COULDN’T BE BETTER. BUT CHANCES ARE YOU DON’T FEEL THAT WAY BECAUSE INFLATION IS DESTROYING YOUR WALLET. NOW, ANDY BESHEAR AND I DO AGREE THAT THIS ISN’T A RACE ABOUT REPUBLICAN VERSUS DEMOCRAT. WHERE WE DIFFER IS ON WHAT IT’S ABOUT. AND I THINK THIS IS A RACE ABOUT CRAZY VERSUS NORMAL. AND I THINK IT’S CRAZY TO HAVE A GOVERNOR WHO OPENLY ENDORSES JOE BIDEN, WHO HAS LET 2000 CRIMINALS OUT OF JAIL, WHO’S VETOED TAX CUTS, WHO’S TOLD YOU THAT HE WOULD SHUT YOUR SCHOOLS DOWN, WHO WOULD SHUT YOUR CHURCHES DOWN AND WHO SHUT DOWN YOUR SCHOOLS? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS CRAZY AGENDA ANY LONGER. WE CAN HAVE LEADERSHIP THAT MAKES SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD QUALITY SCHOOLS, THAT WE KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE FROM CRIME AND DRUGS, THAT WE SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. AND YES, WE ELIMINATE KENTUCKY’S INCOME TAX. THAT’S WHERE YOU AND I CAN GO TOGETHER IF YOU ELECT ME AS THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF THIS COMMONWEALTH. ON NOVEMBER 7TH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BESHEAR. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER. A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, EPIC TORNADOES, FLOODING, WINDSTORM FORMS, ICE STORMS. YET HERE WE STAND ON THE BIGGEST, BEST ECONOMIC WIN STREAK THIS STATE HAS EVER SEEN. WE’RE COMING OFF THE TWO BEST YEARS EVER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. A RECORD $27.5 BILLION INVESTED IN US RANKED NUMBER TWO IN THE COUNTRY IN PER CAPITA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NUMBER THREE IN THE CREATION OF RURAL JOBS, WE SET OUR LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EVER. AND AND THE THREE HIGHEST BUDGET SURPLUSES WE’VE EVER SEEN. BUT MY OPPONENT WOULD HALT ALL THAT MOMENTUM BY BRINGING HIS DC PARTIZANSHIP AND ATTACKS TO FRANKFORT. JUST LISTEN TONIGHT ON THE NUMBER OF TIMES HE SAYS THE PRESIDENT’S NAME OR INVOKE SOMETHING THAT’S GOING ON UP THERE BUT NOT HERE. THIS RACE IS ABOUT US. IT IS ABOUT KENTUCKY. AND TO TRULY LEAD THIS STATE FORWARD, YOU CAN’T BE ON TEAM RED OR TEAM BLUE. YOU HAVE TO LEAD TEAM KENTUCKY. FOLKS, WE HAVE MADE AMAZING PROGRESS, BUT LET’S KEEP IT UP TOGETHER. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR QUESTIONS EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE 60S TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION. THE CANDIDATE WHO ANSWERS THE QUESTION FIRST WILL GET 30S FOR A REBUTTAL. NOW, MR. BESHEAR WON THE COIN TOSS AND WILL GET THE FIRST QUESTION. MR. BESHEAR, WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS GOVERNOR TO IMPROVE KENTUCKY’S ECONOMY AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY? WELL, IT IS TRULY EXCITING WHAT WE’VE SEEN THESE LAST THREE YEARS, 2021, OUR BEST YEAR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY FAR. WE BEAT EVERY RECORD THAT HAD EVER EXISTED. $11.2 BILLION IN NEW INVESTMENT, 18,000 NEW JOBS. WE BROUGHT IN THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN OUR HISTORY AT $5.8 BILLION AND 5000 NEW JOBS. WE’RE GOING TO BE THE BATTERY PRODUCTION CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. UNDER MY ADMINISTRATION, WE’VE HAD THE SECOND AND THIRD BEST YEARS FOR NEW WAGES, AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE IT. LOOK AT WHAT WE DID IN HENDERSON, OPENING THE COUNTRY’S CLEANEST, GREENEST RECYCLED PAPER MILL AT JOBS THAT PAY ALMOST $40 AN HOUR EVERY SINGLE DAY. NEW CEOS ARE LOOKING AT US AND WE HAVE TO KEEP IT UP. BUT JUST THINK TONIGHT WHEN YOU WATCH THIS, I’M GOING TO BE THE CANDIDATE THAT’S TALKING US UP. IT’S TALKING ABOUT OUR AMAZING WORKFORCE AND WELCOMING THESE COMPANIES. WE CANNOT HAVE A CANDIDATE THAT TALKS US DOWN. THERE’S A CEO WATCHING TONIGHT. LET’S MAKE SURE WE MAKE THEM WANT TO BE HERE IN KENTUCKY. MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, THE GOVERNOR IS LIVING IN AN ALTERNATE REALITY. IF YOU ARE WATCHING TONIGHT, INFLATION IS DESTROYING YOUR WALLET. IT’S MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUY GAS. IT’S MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUY GROCERIES. IT’S MORE EXPENSIVE TO SECURE CHILD CARE. YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL IS UP. THERE’S NOTHING ABOUT THIS ECONOMY THAT IS ON FIRE. 22,000 FEWER KENTUCKIANS ARE WORKING SINCE ANDY BESHEAR TOOK OFFICE. MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS DOWN 12%, MAKING UNDER THIS GOVERNOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE LARGEST DROP IN MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THIS COMMONWEALTH HAS EVER SEEN. AGAIN, THAT IS NOT AN ECONOMY ON FIRE. THE GOVERNOR IS GASLIGHTING. YOU. YOU NEED LEADERSHIP THAT IS GOING TO MAKE SURE WE STAND UP FOR YOU. ELIMINATE KENTUCKY’S INCOME TAX. MR. BESHEAR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT? WE’VE SEEN OUR LOWEST ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EVER LAST YEAR, OUR LOWEST MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO, OUR LONGEST PERIOD OF LOW UNEMPLOYMENT. WE HAVE MORE JOBS FILLED IN THE COMMONWEALTH RIGHT NOW FROM OUR EMPLOYERS ON THEIR PAYROLLS THAN EVER BEFORE. BUT IF MY OPPONENT SAYS THAT THIS ECONOMY ISN’T REAL, JUST GO SOUTH ON I-65 AND SEE THE TWO BIGGEST BATTERY PLANTS ON PLANET EARTH. WE’RE BUILDING THEM RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY. THAT’S OUR REAL ECONOMY. WE MOVING ON NOW TO THE NEXT QUESTION. WE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO MR. CAMERON FIRST. KENTUCKY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS AT 4.1%, BUT THERE ARE WORKER SHORTAGES IN CRITICAL OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS POLICE TEACHERS, BUS DRIVERS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS. HOW SHOULD THE STATE ADDRESS THESE SHORTAGES SPECIFICALLY? WELL, THESE SHORTAGES EXIST BECAUSE ANDY BESHEAR HAS BEEN THE WELFARE GOVERNOR. I MEAN, IF YOU ARE WORKING 2 OR 3 JOBS RIGHT NOW IN THIS ECONOMY, KNOW THAT YOU ARE SUBSIDIZING THE EXPANSION OF THE WELFARE ROLLS THAT HAVE STARTED UNDER THIS GOVERNOR. AND THE GOVERNOR TALKS ABOUT GOING SOUTH TO TO SEE NEW JOBS. WELL, JUST YESTERDAY THERE WAS A REPORT FROM MY HOMETOWN THAT AKEBONO, A JOB CREATOR OVER THE LAST 20 OR 30 YEARS, IS CLOSING, LOSING 648 JOBS IN HARDIN COUNTY. AGAIN, THAT IS NOT AN ECONOMY ON FIRE. THAT’S AN ECONOMY THAT IS ON LIFE SUPPORT. AND THE VERY PRESIDENT THAT HE ENDORSED, JOE BIDEN, CREATED BIDEN NOMICS. AND IT IS DESTROYING OUR PEOPLE. WE NEED LEADERSHIP HERE IN THE STATE THAT IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPROVE OUR WORKFORCE BY GETTING ABLE-BODIED INDIVIDUALS BACK TO WORK. THIS GOVERNOR HAS NO PLAN TO DO THAT. I PLAN ON DAY ONE TO ENCOURAGE ABLE-BODIED FOLKS TO GET BACK TO WORK AND ELIMINATE KENTUCKY’S INCOME TAX AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES HERE IN THE COMMONWEALTH. MR. BESHEAR SINCE I BECAME GOVERNOR, WE’VE CREATED 48,000 NEW JOBS AGAIN AT THE SECOND AND THIRD HIGHEST WAGES THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN. WE HAVE MORE JOBS FILLED THAN EVER BEFORE, BUT IN CREATING JOBS LIKE WE ARE, WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE BACK IN THE WORKFORCE. THAT’S WHY I LAUNCHED OUR EVERYBODY COUNTS INITIATIVE STARTING AT JCP’S, AIMING AT GETTING EVERY SINGLE GRADUATING SENIOR EITHER IN HIGHER ED WITH THE MONEY THEY NEED OR SIGNED UP FOR A JOB BEFORE THEY GRADUATE. THAT’S WHY WE LAUNCHED OUR EDUCATION FIRST EMPLOYER PROGRAM, WHERE JCPS AND ALL OF OUR CTCS ARE OPENING THEIR DOORS, BRINGING IN OUR EMPLOYERS CURRICULUM AND SAYING, LET US BUILD YOUR WORKFORCE PIPELINE. WE ARE INNOVATING FASTER THAN OTHER STATES. LOOK AT THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUR HOSPITALS AND NURSING PROGRAMS WHERE NOW HOSPITALS ARE EVEN PAYING TUITION FOR COMMITMENTS OF NURSES TO WORK IN THEIR FACILITIES. I’VE WORKED WITH PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER AND HOSPITALS ALL OVER KENTUCKY. WE KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, AND WE’RE ACTUALLY DOING IT NOT JUST BLAMING OUR OPPONENT, MR. CAMERON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT? WELL, YEAH. I MEAN, ANDY BESHEAR CERTAINLY TALKS A GOOD GAME, BUT THAT’S TELEVISION. ANDY, FRANKFORT. ANDY HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE WORKFORCE CRISIS THAT WE HAVE HERE. AGAIN, WE HAVE THE LOWEST WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION RATE THAT THIS COMMONWEALTH HAS EVER SEEN. AND THAT’S SIMPLY BECAUSE ANDY BESHEAR, RATHER THAN IN ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO WORK AND ESTABLISH A CULTURE OF WORK, HAS TOLD PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME. HE DID IT FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND THEN ON TOP OF IT, TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, YOU COULDN’T GET YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS BECAUSE HIS ADMINISTRATION WAS INEPT AT MAKING SURE THAT HAPPENED. MOVING ALONG TO THE NEXT QUESTION, MR. BESHEAR, FIRST, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN WHEN IT COMES TO THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS? I RUN AN EDUCATION FIRST ADMINISTRATION. I’M A GRADUATE OF KENTUCKY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM WITHOUT SO MANY TEACHERS INVESTED IN ME IN FACT, THE FIRST CHOICE I MADE WHEN RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR WAS TO PICK JACQUELINE COLEMAN, AN ACTIVE EDUCATOR, THE FIRST SINCE SINCE MARTHA LANE COLLINS TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE. MY OPPONENT CHOSE SOMEONE WHO CHAMPIONED MATT BEVIN SEWER BILL TRIED TO CUT THE PENSIONS OF EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER. THANKFULLY, AS ATTORNEY GENERAL, I STOOD UP. I SUED. WE PROTECTED THOSE PENSIONS. THIS AG SAYS HE WOULD HAVE FOUGHT TO CUT THEM. MY EDUCATION FIRST PLAN WOULD PROVIDE AN 11% ACROSS THE BOARD RACE TO EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE THAT WOULD MOVE US FROM 44TH AND STARTING TEACHER PAY TO THE MID 20S 40TH AND AVERAGE TEACHER PAY TO THE MID 20S. BUT IT WOULD ALSO MAKE SURE WE HAD ENOUGH BUS DRIVERS, COUNSELORS, CUSTODIANS AND CAFETERIA WORKERS. ALL OF THOSE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES DESERVE BETTER THAN WHAT WE’RE GETTING THEM RIGHT NOW. AND I’VE SEEN IN STATE GOVERNMENT THROUGH STATE POLICE AND SOCIAL WORKERS, YOU PROVIDE THOSE RAISES. YOU GET THOSE WORKERS. MR. CAMERON WELL, ALL I WOULD SAY IS THERE HE GOES AGAIN. I MEAN, SINCE THIS GOVERNOR HAS BEEN RUNNING, HE PROMISED $2,000 TO YOU AS A TEACHER WHEN HE WAS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR. HE THEN PROPOSED 5% INCREASE. HE THEN PROPOSED THE 11% INCREASE. THE COMMONALITY THERE IS THAT YOU HAVEN’T GOTTEN ANY OF THOSE RAISES TELEVISION. AND HE TELLS YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT TO HEAR. I’VE PUT FORWARD AN EDUCATION PLAN THAT IS ABOUT CATCHING OUR KIDS UP. ANDY BESHEAR SHUT DOWN OUR SCHOOLS FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, AND WE’VE GOT SIGNIFICANT LEARNING LOSS BECAUSE OF IT. NEARLY 50% OF OUR KIDS CANNOT READ AT GRADE LEVEL, ROUGHLY 29% CAN DO SCIENCE AT GRADE LEVEL. AGAIN, WE NEED LEADERSHIP IN THIS STATE THAT IS GOING TO ADDRESS AND LEAN INTO THE EDUCATION ISSUE. THAT’S WHAT THE CAMERON KETCHUP PLAN DOES. MISS BESHEAR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT MY LAST BUDGET? DID SECURE A RAISE FOR TEACHERS. WE JUST NEED SO MUCH MORE. MY OPPONENT’S PLAN INCLUDES VOUCHERS, WHERE HE TAKE TENS, IF NOT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AWAY FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SEND THEM TO FANCY PRIVATE SCHOOLS VASTLY DEFUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND HE IS ACCUSED OUR TEACHERS OF DOING CRAZY THINGS IN THE CLASSROOM THAT JUST DON’T HAPPEN. THIS IS AN ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO OPPOSED MY FIGHT TO PRESERVE PENSIONS, WOULD DEFUND PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND CLAIMS HE’S FOR TEACHERS BUT WOULD TAKE THE MONEY AWAY. THAT WOULD GIVE THEM THE RAISES. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION, THE EFFECTS OF THE NATIONWIDE AUTO STRIKE ARE BEING FELT RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEEDS OF THE WORKERS VERSUS THE NEEDS OF THE COMPANIES? WE’LL START WITH MR. CAMERON. WELL, LOOK, I WANT TO SEE A SWIFT RESOLUTION OF THIS STRIKE, AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE WORKERS AND I’M COMMITTED AND TO SUPPORTING THEM. BUT THE REASON THEY ARE IN THIS MESS IS BECAUSE OF BIODYNAMICS THAT ANDY BESHEAR OPENLY ENDORSES AND SUPPORTS BIDEN OMICS, WHICH IS A FANCY WAY OF SAYING 40 YEAR RECORD HIGH INFLATION AND IT IS CRIPPLING THE SAVINGS AND THE PURCHASING POWER OF OUR CITIZENS. AND YOU NEED LEADERSHIP IN THIS STATE THAT’S GOING TO ELIMINATE. LOOK, IF YOU’RE A WORKER AND YOU’RE TRYING TO GET BETTER WAGES, ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN GET YOU BETTER WAGES IS BY ELIMINATING KENTUCKY’S INCOME TAX. I WILL GET THAT DONE BECAUSE I HAVE THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO GET IT DONE. ANDY BESHEAR THE REASON YOU HAVEN’T GOTTEN A RAISE AS A TEACHER IS BECAUSE HE HAS NO RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEGISLATURE. IF YOU’RE A WORKER AT FORD OR IF YOU WORK IN FULTON COUNTY OR PIKE COUNTY, YOU WILL GET A RAISE BECAUSE I’M GOING TO ELIMINATE KENTUCKY’S INCOME TAX. MR. BESHEAR THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SEE THE WORLD THROUGH A HIGHLY PARTIZAN LENS, NO MATTER WHAT. THE QUESTION IS, MY OPPONENT BLAMES IT ON ME OR SOMEONE HE BELIEVES ARE ON A DIFFERENT TEAM. THAT’S NOT HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE. AND I’M PROUD TO BE ENDORSED BY THE UAW, AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES IN TRYING TO SECURE THE BEST WAGES. THE BEST HEALTH CARE AND THE BEST SAFETY THEY CAN GET. I ALSO HAVE AN INCREDIBLE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND KNOW HOW IMPORTANT GM IS. WE HAVE TO HAVE A WIN WIN HERE. WE WANT GOOD JOBS SO THESE WORKERS CAN RAISE THEIR FAMILIES WORKING JUST THIS ONE JOB AND PROVIDE THEIR KIDS MORE OPPORTUNITIES. BUT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT FORD IS STRONG ENOUGH, GIVEN WE ARE NOW THE CENTER OF THEIR OPERATIONS MEANS WE’RE BUILDING THE TWO BIGGEST BATTERY PLANTS ON PLANET EARTH. WE RETOOLED THE KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT UNDER THEM. YOU’RE TALKING OVER $6.2 BILLION BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. THAT’S HOW MUCH FORD BELIEVES IN THIS ADMINISTRATION AND IN THIS COMMONWEALTH. BUT JUST LISTEN TO WHO ANSWERS THE QUESTION AND WHO TRIES TO USE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FOR A PARTIZAN ATTACK. THAT’S NOT TEAM KENTUCKY. THAT’S TEAM RED OR TEAM BLUE. MR. CAMERON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT? WELL, LOOK, THE REASON THAT I KEEP BRINGING UP THE FACT THAT ANDY BESHEAR IS BEHOLDEN TO THE FAR LEFT IS BECAUSE HE IS ENDORSES THE VERY POLICIES THAT HAVE PUT THOSE WORKERS ON THE PICKET LINE. THEY ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY WANT HIGHER WAGES. AND THE REASON THEY NEED HIGHER WAGES IS BECAUSE THINGS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW. ANDY BESHEAR, AGAIN, HE TALKS ABOUT THIS ECONOMY BEING ON FIRE, BUT THAT’S JUST SIMPLY NOT THE CASE. EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR RIGHT NOW IS MORE EXPENSIVE. IT’S A SLAP IN THE FACE FOR ANDY BESHEAR TO SIT HERE AND TELL YOU THAT THE ECONOMY IS ON FIRE, WHEN EVERY DAY THAT YOU WALK OUT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY AND BUY SOMETHING AT THE STORE, IT’S MORE EXPENSIVE. STARTING NEXT WITH MR. BESHEAR, FEDERAL SUBSIDIES ARE RUNNING OUT FOR KENTUCKY CHILD CARE CENTERS. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN SOLVENT? AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CHILD CARE? IN KENTUCKY? CHILD CARE IS IMPORTANT. GOOD CHILD CARE IS CRITICAL. THAT’S WHY THE VERY FIRST STEP WE OUGHT TO TAKE IS FUNDING UNIVERSAL PRE-K FOR ALL FOUR YEAR OLDS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. THE LAST BUDGET SURPLUS I SECURED A RECORD $1.55 BILLION, GIVES US PLENTY OF MONEY FOR ABOUT $170 MILLION. IT WOULD TAKE. THINK ABOUT IT EVERY CHILD STARTING KINDERGARTEN. KINDERGARTEN READY, SAVING PARENTS ABOUT $18,000 DURING THAT FOUR YEAR OLD YEAR. AND NOW WE NEED IT TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE BECAUSE CINCINNATI HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY’RE DOING UNIVERSAL PRE-K FOR THEIR FOUR YEAR OLDS. SO IMAGINE BEING A YOUNG COUPLE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND THE PRESSURES THAT THAT CREATES BEYOND THAT, WE’VE WORKED HARD WITH OUR CHILD CARE INDUSTRY, FINDING AN ADDITIONAL 40 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS BEYOND THOSE FEDERAL SUBSIDIES TO HELP THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. THESE ARE HARDWORKING, IMPORTANT BUSINESSES THAT, ALONG WITH UNIVERSAL PRE-K, I KNOW WE CAN GET THE JOB DONE FOR EVERY CHILD AND LEAVING NONE OF THEM OUT. MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, IT’S CLEAR TO ME THAT ANDY BESHEAR HAS NOT TALKED TO A LOT OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES OR OWNERS BECAUSE ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE THINGS THAT THEY SHARE WITH ME IS THE FRUSTRATION THAT THEY HAD WHEN ANDY BESHEAR NEARLY SHUT THEM DOWN AND CLOSED THEIR BUSINESSES FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. SOME OF THEM NEVER RECOVERED. IT’S ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE THE CHILD CARE CHALLENGE THAT EXISTS HERE IN THIS COMMONWEALTH NOW IS BECAUSE HE WAS SPENDING SO MUCH TIME SHUTTING SO MANY OF THEM DOWN. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CAN COMMIT TO YOU TODAY IS THAT I WILL NEVER SHUT DOWN YOUR SMALL BUSINESS. I WILL NEVER SHUT DOWN YOUR CHURCH. I WILL NEVER SHUT DOWN OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING TO PROVIDE FOR YOURSELVES AND TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY. AND ON ADDITION, ON ON THE ON THE QUESTION OF CHILD CARE, I WANT TO WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATURE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN A POSITION TO SUPPORT OUR EXISTING CHILD CARE CENTERS, BUT ALSO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF CHILD CARE CENTERS THAT WE HAVE. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT INFLATION HURTING THE DOLLAR. A PARENT CANNOT SECURE CHILD CARE AT THE COST THAT THAT EXISTS NOW BECAUSE OF BIODYNAMICS AND ANDY BESHEAR, MR. BESHEAR WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT I THINK YOU’VE HEARD IT. I’M FOR UNIVERSAL PRE-K. IT’S TIME. IT HELPS EVERY KENTUCKY CHILD, AND MY OPPONENT IS NOT. BUT THERE YOU DIDN’T HEAR A PLAN. YOU DIDN’T HEAR WHAT HE’S GOING TO DO OTHER THAN TO TALK TO SOME PEOPLE. ALL YOU SAW WERE MORE PARTIZAN ATTACKS. FOLKS, AREN’T YOU TIRED OF IT? AREN’T YOU TIRED OF NEIGHBORS YELLING AT NEIGHBORS, JUDGING PEOPLE BECAUSE A LETTER BEHIND THEIR NAME OF A BOX THEY CHECKED WHEN THEY WERE 18, OR SOMETIMES LATER? THAT’S KENTUCKIANS. WE HAVE MORE THAT UNITES US THAN WILL EVER PULL US APART. ENOUGH WITH ALL THIS PARTIZANSHIP. LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND DO IT FOR EVERYONE TOGETHER. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION. THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IS IN DIRE NEED OF FOSTER PARENTS AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS A HIGH TURNOVER RATE OF SOCIAL WORKERS, LEAVING FEWER PEOPLE WITH HIGHER CASELOADS. WHAT ARE YOUR SOLUTIONS FOR THESE PROBLEMS? MR. CAMERON WELL, I THINK THE FIRST THING THAT WE NEED TO DO AS IT RELATES TO OUR FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IS CLEAN HOUSE. I MEAN, THERE’S NO REASON IN MY HEART BREAKS TO HEAR THE STORIES OF KIDS THAT ARE HAVING TO SLEEP ON THE FLOORS OF DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS. THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN HERE IN KENTUCKY WHEN A CHILD IS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. AND THAT CERTAINLY WILL NOT HAPPEN WHEN I’M THE GOVERNOR AND THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS, IS THAT WE HEAR THESE STORIES REPEATEDLY, WHETHER IT’S OUR FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, WHETHER IT’S THE TEAM KENTUCKY FUND THAT IS UNDER AUDIT OR OTHER UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE THAT FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES RELATED TO FOLKS GETTING THEIR CHECKS. THIS MINISTER ADMINISTRATION HAS FAILED YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN. AND THIS GOVERNOR HAS HELD NO ONE ACCOUNTABLE. I WANT TO WORK ALONGSIDE WITH OUR LEGISLATURE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MORE FOLKS IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM TO HELP WITH THESE SERVICES. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE IS THAT SUNRISE SERVICES WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EXTENDED FOSTER SERVICES TO OUR KIDS. BUT THIS GOVERNOR’S ADMINISTRATION DIDN’T WANT A CONTRACT WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY HELD TRADITIONAL VALUES ON MARRIAGE. MR. BESHEAR EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FOREVER HOME, AND ANY CHILD SUBJECT TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT IS ONE TOO MANY. WE LIVE IN A TOUGH WORLD WHERE SADLY, TOO MANY OF OUR KIDS ARE NEGLECTED AND ABUSED AND GO THROUGH A LEVEL OF TRAUMA THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I’M SO PROUD OF OUR KENTUCKY SOCIAL WORKERS THAT COME TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY TO DO THEIR VERY BEST IN TOUGH SITUATIONS. WHEN I BECAME GOVERNOR, WE HAD BEEN LOSING SOCIAL WORKERS FOR YEARS BASED ON CUTS TO PENSIONS. AND THE LAST GOVERNOR’S ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE THOSE PENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, SOMETHING THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS HE WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED ADDED SINCE I’VE BECOME GOVERNOR, WE HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED SALARIES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND WE’RE FINALLY SEEING THEIR NUMBERS GO UP AND THEIR MORALE TO GO UP. AND YES, THEY HAVE TO FACE SOME TOUGH SITUATIONS. WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMA THEY’VE BEEN THROUGH, ARE VIOLENT. AND SOMETIMES IT’S VERY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU PULL THEM OUT OF A HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FOR A PERFECT PLACEMENT. BUT I GUESS MY OPPONENT WOULD PUT A VIOLENT CHILD IN WITH OTHERS WITHOUT THINKING IT THROUGH. MR. CAMERON WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT? WELL, ALL YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IS THE LAST THREE YEARS. I MEAN, IF YOU LIVE HERE IN LOUISVILLE, YOU’VE HAD A JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY THAT’S BEEN CLOSED FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THIS GOVERNOR’S TERM. WE NEED TO GET IT OPEN. YOU SEE, IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY, THEY’VE HAD TO CLOSE THEIR FACILITY BECAUSE OF ISSUES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THAT FACILITY. YOU SEE THE FACILITY IN ADAIR COUNTY. THEY’VE HAD TO CLOSE THEIR FACILITY BECAUSE OF ISSUES RELATED TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. THAT IS ALL HAPPENED UNDER THIS GOVERNOR. YET HE HAS HELD ABSOLUTELY NO ONE ACCOUNTABLE. ON DAY ONE, WHEN I’M GOVERNOR, I WILL CLEAN HOUSE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FOLKS THERE THAT ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS. AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WHETHER IT’S SUNRISE SERVICES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO HELP, I WON’T PUSH THEM OUT OR MARGINALIZE THEM SIMPLY BECAUSE, MR. CAMERON, YOUR TIME IS UP. MOVING ON, MR. BESHEAR, THIS GOES TO YOU FIRST. LAST YEAR, THE VOTERS IN KENTUCKY DEFEATED A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN ALL ABORTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. PLEASE CLARIFY WHERE YOU STAND ON THE ISSUE OF ABORTION AND WHETHER YOU SUPPORT EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE AND INCEST. WELL, FIRST, THE CITY CLOSED THE LOUISVILLE JJ FACILITY AND THE ADAIR FACILITY HAS NEVER CLOSED. LISTEN, WE HAVE THE MOST DRACONIAN, RESTRICTIVE ABORTION LAW IN THE COUNTRY. IT REMOVES ALL OPTIONS EVEN FOR VICTIMS OF RAPE AND INCEST, SOME AS YOUNG AS NINE YEARS OLD. THOSE VICTIMS DESERVE TO HAVE OPTIONS THEY SHOULD NEVER BE FORCED TO CARRY THEIR RAPIST’S BABY. BUT THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL CELEBRATED WHEN THE LAW WENT INTO EFFECT. IS DEFENDING IT IN COURT AND IS ARGUING THAT A NINE YEAR OLD RAPED AND IMPREGNATED BY A FAMILY MEMBER IS NOT IRREPARABLY HARMED BY HAVING TO CARRY HER RAPIST BABY. MY GOODNESS. THESE INDIVIDUALS DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER. BUT HE WON’T LOOK INTO THE CAMERA AND SAY HE PERSONALLY SUPPORTS EXCEPTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF RAPE AND INCEST. I DO. AND THIS LAW IS SO DRACONIAN. IT ALSO FORCES PARENTS THAT HAVE A NON VIABLE PREGNANCY WHO WILL HEAR THEIR CHILD DIE MOMENTS AFTER IT’S BORN. HIS LAW MAKES HIM GO THROUGH WITH IT. THAT’S REALLY WRONG. MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, I’M THE PRO-LIFE CANDIDATE AND ANDY BESHEAR IS THE PRO ABORTION CANDIDATE. I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, ANDY BESHEAR WANTS TO SEE NO LIMITS ON ABORTION. AND HE WANTS YOU, THE TAXPAYERS, TO PAY FOR IT. I COULDN’T THINK OF A BIGGER CONTRAST THAN THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A GOVERNOR RIGHT NOW THAT IF HE HAD HIS WAY, THERE WOULD BE NO LIMITS AND TAXPAYERS WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF HIS RECORD, WHEN HE WAS IN MY OFFICE, HE REFUSED TO DEFEND A 20 WEEK BAN ON ABORTION. AS GOVERNOR, HE’S VETOED A 15 WEEK BAN ON ABORTION AND HE FAILED TO SIGN LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROTECT A BABY AFTER IT IS BORN ALIVE. AND THE GOVERNOR CAN SPARE US THE RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION BECAUSE WHEN HE WAS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE SEXUALLY ABUSED KIDS. THIS GOVERNOR DEFENDED THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND GOT THOSE CASES DISMISSED. SO AGAIN, HE CAN SPARE US THE RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION. THIS GOVERNOR, HIS LARGEST CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTOR, OTHER THAN JOE BIDEN, IS PLANNED PARENTHOOD. THEY ARE HIS BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR OUTSIDE OF JOE BIDEN. HE DOES THEIR BIDDING. HE WANTS NO LIMITS ON ABORTIONS AND HE WANTS YOU TO PAY FOR IT. MR. BASHIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT? I’VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON, LATE TERM ABORTIONS AND I’VE BEEN CLEAR ON THAT SINCE THE MOMENT I FIRST RAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. BUT WE ARE NOW AT FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO DEBATES THAT THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL’S REFUSED TO LOOK AT THAT CAMERA AND SAY, I SUPPORT A NINE YEAR OLD RAPED AND IMPREGNATED TO HAVE OPTIONS. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, I’VE GOT A FEW SECONDS LEFT. SO GENERAL CAMERON WILL YOU LOOK AT THE CAMERA AND SAY, I SUPPORT EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE AND INCEST? I’VE ALREADY SAID THAT I WILL SIGN THE EXCEPTIONS IF THEY ARE BROUGHT TO ME AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS GOVERNOR WANTS MORE ABORTION AS YOU DO NOT. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU BOTH. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ALONG NOW AT THIS MOMENT. SO I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BRING IN MY COLLEAGUE, WLKY POLITICAL REPORTER MARK VANDERHOFF. IF HE IS GOING TO ASK US A FEW QUESTIONS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO LOUISVILLE. MARK YEAH. THANK YOU, CARRIE. LET’S START WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SOME STATE LAWMAKERS WANT TO SPLIT UP THE DISTRICT INTO SMALLER DISTRICTS. DO YOU SUPPORT SPLITTING UP JCP’S AND WHY OR WHY NOT? MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, I DON’T THINK WE NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION TONIGHT. LOOK, I KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY PARENTS AND TEACHERS. WAS MY SISTER IN LAW ONE OF THEM THAT WERE HEARTBROKEN BY THE FACT THAT KIDS HAD TO ESSENTIALLY STAY OUT OF SCHOOL FOR A WEEK AND THAT’S JUST SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN HERE IN JCPS OR ANY SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND SO I WANT TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE MEMBERS OF OUR LEGISLATURE AND OTHER STATE STAKEHOLDERS, OUR SCHOOL BOARD, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COME TO A RIGHT DECISION. BUT THE THING THAT I THINK IT CONFOUNDS A LOT OF PEOPLE IS THE FACT THAT THERE WAS JUST RECENTLY SOME REPORTS OUT THAT THERE WERE ROUGHLY SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT WERE MAKING NEARLY $200,000, ONE WAS A CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER IN JCP’S. MY VIEW IS THAT WE SHOULD REALLY PUT THAT MONEY TO OUR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND INTO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE OUR KIDS GET ON TIME AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO MAKE D.E.I BE A PART OF THE CURRICULUM OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. MR. BESHEAR STATE LAW SETS UP OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO BE RUN BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY ELECT THOSE THAT RUN JCP’S. BUT THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS TO PULL THAT CONTROL OUT, OUT OF YOUR LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND BRING IT TO A GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE MAJORITY OF WHICH DO NOT LIVE IN LOUISVILLE. THAT’S HOW HE WOULD MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. THESE ARE THE SAME LEGISLATORS HE’S TALKING ABOUT THAT SHORT OF JCP’S $18 MILLION FOR BUSSING THE SAME LEGISLATORS THAT SUPPORT VOUCHERS THAT WOULD ELIMINATE TENS, IF NOT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE SAME LEGISLATORS THAT VOTED FOR MATT BEVIN SEWER BILL THAT WOULD HAVE ILLEGALLY CUT THE PENSIONS OF EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATOR. THESE FOLKS WANT TO GOVERN JCP’S OUT OF FRANKFORT. THAT’S WRONG. OUR LOCAL OFFICIALS OUGHT TO GOVERN JCP’S MR. CAMERON, WOULD YOU LIKE A REBUTTAL? YEAH. LOOK, ANDY BESHEAR HAS NO ROOM TO TALK ON THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION. IF YOU’RE A TEACHER, HE’S FAILED TO GET YOU A RAISE. IF YOU’RE A STUDENT. HE KEPT YOU OUT OF SCHOOL FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. AND BECAUSE OF HIS INDIFFERENCE TO SCHOOL HERE IN JCPS SPECIFICALLY, THERE IS A 38% CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM THAT MEANS KIDS ARE BARELY GOING TO SCHOOL AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE SHORTSIGHTED, DISASTROUS DECISION THAT HE MADE TO SHUT DOWN OUR SCHOOLS. OUR KIDS ARE STILL FEELING THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT. IF YOU ELECT ME, WE’RE GOING TO LEAN INTO THE ISSUE, MAKE SURE WE CATCH OUR KIDS UP, PAY OUR TEACHERS, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE RESTORE DISCIPLINE TO THE CLASSROOM. RACIAL INEQUITY IS CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE HERE IN LOUISVILLE. HOW DOES RACIAL EQUITY AND DIVERSITY FACTOR INTO YOUR POLICY DECISION MAKING? GOVERNOR BESHEAR WELL, I BELIEVE OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS COMING TOGETHER AND FINDING A COMMON WAY FORWARD. AND I HAVE TRIED TO BE INTENTIONAL, INTENTIONAL ABOUT INVESTMENTS IN AREAS THAT HAVEN’T SEEN IT IN FAR TOO LONG. EARLIER THIS WEEK, I GOT TO ANNOUNCE THE LARGEST JOBS INVESTMENT IN THE WEST END OF LOUISVILLE IN AT LEAST A COUPLE DECADES. 350 NEW JOBS ARE COMING TO THE WEST END THANKS TO STELLAR SNACKS AND THE NEXT DAY WE PUT THE FINAL BEAM ON NORTON’S HOSPITAL IN THE WEST END, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE WEST END OF LOUISVILLE IN 150 YEARS. NOBODY SHOULD EVER HAVE TO TAKE TWO BUSSES OR DRIVE TWO HOURS TO GET THE HEALTH CARE THAT THEY NEED. YOU ADD THAT WITH THE NORTON SPORTS AND LEARNING COMPLEX, THE WEST BROADWAY YMCA, THE NEW BEECHER TERRACE, AND SO MUCH MORE THAT’S GOING ON. IT’S NOT ENOUGH, BUT IT IS A START IN THIS RED HOT ECONOMY. WE’VE GOT TO DELIVER JOBS EVERYWHERE IN PARTS OF KENTUCKY, TOO OFTEN LEFT OUT. AND IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF THIS CITY, TOO OFTEN LEFT OUT. AND WE ARE DELIVERING. MR. CAMERON WELL, LET ME JUST SAY, THIS IS NOT A RED HOT ECONOMY. AGAIN, THE GOVERNOR IS TRYING TO GASLIGHT YOU. YOU ALL KNOW IT AT HOME. YOU’RE HAVING TO WORK 2 OR 3 JOBS JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU’RE HAVING TO PAY MORE FOR ELECTRICITY. BILL AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE’VE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING INEQUITIES, I THINK THE MAJOR THING THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IS THE VIOLENT CRIME SPIKE THAT WE’VE SEEN HERE IN LOUISVILLE. AND THIS IS A GOVERNOR THAT RATHER THAN ADDRESS THE ISSUE, MADE IT WORSE BY PUTTING 2000 CRIMINALS BACK OUT INTO THE STREETS TO PREY ON OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES, YOU NEED LEADERSHIP THAT’S GOING TO ADDRESS THAT. THAT’S WHY I THINK IF WE’RE SERIOUS ABOUT ADDRESSING THE VIOLENT CRIME ISSUE HERE IN LOUISVILLE, LET’S PUT A KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST HERE, BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP AUGMENT WHAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY IS DOING HERE. BUT ALSO IT WILL KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. AND THEN ON THE TOPIC OF EDUCATION, AGAIN, EDUCATION IS KEY TO SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR SKIN COLOR IS LIKE, THIS GOVERNOR SHUTS YOU DOWN FOR TWO YEARS. AND WE’VE GOT THE LEARNING LOSS BECAUSE OF IT. WITH MY PLAN, WE WILL GET KIDS CAUGHT UP AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO FUEL THE WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE. FOR MR. BASHIR, YOUR REBUTTAL, FOLKS. THAT’S WHAT YOU CALL A DODGE AND NOT ANSWERING THE QUESTION ON COMMUTATIONS. I FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND OVER 20 GOVERNORS, DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN, INCLUDING THE HEAD OF THE RGA THAT’S FUNDING HIS COMMERCIALS. IN TERMS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE HAVE MORE SWORN LMPD OFFICERS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY THAN WE DO STATE TROOPERS IN THE OTHER 119. I TALKED TO A STATE TROOPER TODAY THAT WAS THE ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER PATROLLING ONE COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOR YEARS, DANIEL CAMERON’S PLAN WOULD YANK THEM OUT OF THAT AREA, LEAVING THOSE PEOPLE DEFENSELESS AS WELL. YOU BOTH TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND, YOU KNOW, LOUISVILLE IS ON TRACK POTENTIALLY TO SET ANOTHER RECORD IN THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR. SO LET’S HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO TO MAKE LOUISVILLE A SAFER CITY AND HOW YOU AS GOVERNOR WOULD HELP IT ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. MR. CAMERON, YOU’RE FIRST. WELL, LOOK, I’VE LAID OUT A ROBUST PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF VIOLENT CRIME. I WANT TO IMPROVE THE MORALE OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY BY MAKING SURE WE OFFER THEM RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT BONUSES. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THE VIOLENT CRIME HERE BY PUTTING A KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST HERE. IN FACT, JUST THE OTHER DAY, THE CHIEF OF POLICE HERE IN LOUISVILLE SAID THAT SHE WOULD APPRECIATE THE EXPANDED HELP. AGAIN, I DON’T KNOW A BETTER ENDORSEMENT OF THIS PLAN THAN THE CHIEF OF POLICE HERE IN LOUISVILLE. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, I’VE ALSO BEEN ENDORSED BY THE KENTUCKY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE BECAUSE THEY SEE THROUGH THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS OF ANDY BESHEAR. AGAIN, THERE’S TELEVISION, ANDY, AND THERE’S FRANKFORT, ANDY AND FRANKFORT. ANDY SITS AT HIS DESK AND RELEASES 2000 CRIMINALS INTO OUR COMMUNITIES TO PREY ON OUR FAMILIES. THAT SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT AND YOU HEARD IT FROM HERE. HE’S HE’S A FOLLOWER. HE’S NOT A LEADER. YOU NEED LEADERSHIP IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE THAT IS GOING TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY TO TAMP DOWN VIOLENT CRIME, TO GET THESE HOMICIDES UNDER CONTROL. I’LL BE THE GOVERNOR THAT DOES THAT. MR. BESHEAR. I THINK THE GENERAL CAMERON JUST CRITICIZED ME FOR FOLLOWING DONALD TRUMP. I DIDN’T EXPECT THAT TONIGHT. THAT WAS NOT ON MY BINGO CARD. LISTEN, PEOPLE DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR HOME AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AND THAT’S WHY WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK. IT’S WHY I SECURED THE LARGEST RAISES IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE POLICE. AT $15,000. WE ARE INCREASING OUR NUMBER OF TROOPERS AND WE HAVE MORE APPLICATIONS THAN WE HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. WE’VE WORKED IN OUR JAILS AND OUR PRISONS AND CREATED THE LOWEST RECIDIVISM RATE IN OUR HISTORY, MEANING OUR COMMUNITY IS ARE SAFER AND FEWER PEOPLE ARE RE-OFFENDING. MR. CAMERON, WOULD YOU LIKE A REBUTTAL? ABSOLUTELY. LOOK, THIS GOVERNOR, TO TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THEY HAD DONE A BETTER JOB ON VIOLENT CRIME HERE IN LOUISVILLE, MADE UP STATISTICS, AND THEN THEY GOT CALLED ON IT BY THE COURIER-JOURNAL AND OTHER REPORTERS TO SHOW THAT THERE WAS NOT A REDUCTION IN CRIME HERE IN LOUISVILLE. YOU JUST NOTED THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE ANOTHER RECORD YEAR. HOW MANY MORE RECORD YEARS CAN WE HAVE WHERE THIS GOVERNOR IS STILL IN OFFICE? I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT ON NOVEMBER 7TH, WE MAKE A CHANGE. IF WE’RE SERIOUS ABOUT FIGHTING THE VIOLENT CRIME THAT EXISTS HERE, LET’S MAKE A CHANGE. LET’S HAVE A GOVERNOR WHO IS ENDORSED AND SUPPORTED BY THE KENTUCKY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, NOT HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS ENDORSED BY THE FAR LEFT AND SUPPORTS JOE BIDEN’S LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES. ALL RIGHT. HERE’S THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE ABOUT LOUISVILLE. JUST THE OTHER DAY, OUR MAYOR UNVEILED HIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION. AND ONE OF THE THINGS HE’S ASKING STATE LAWMAKERS FOR IS TO GIVE THE CITY MORE AUTONOMY TO ENACT ITS OWN GUN CONTROL MEASURES. WOULD YOU SUPPORT THAT? AND WHY OR WHY NOT? MR. BESHEAR I SUPPORT THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY. BUT I’VE NOW UNDERSTOOD AND SEEN AND FELT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LOSE SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND CARE ABOUT IN THIS CITY TO GUN VIOLENCE. THE FIRST THING WE OUGHT TO DO IS HAVE ENOUGH EMPATHY TO NOT AUCTION OFF MURDER WEAPONS THAT HAVE TAKEN SOMEONE’S LOVED ONE. THAT TOOK MY FRIEND TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, WHETHER IT’S THE WEAPON THAT KILLED MY FRIEND TOMMY ELLIOT OR ANYONE ELSE, SURELY WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND PASS THAT LEGISLATION. THE SECOND THING WE OUGHT TO DO IS SOMETHING THAT RED STATES LIKE FLORIDA AND BLUE STATES HAVE ALL DONE, AND THAT’S PASS A RED FLAG LAW. ALL THAT DOES IS TRUST OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO STEP IN WHEN THEY KNOW SOMEONE IS ABOUT TO COMMIT AN ATROCITY, IS ABOUT TO MURDER A BUNCH OF PEOPLE AND GO TO THE COURT AND GET SOME HELP. WE TRUST OUR COURTS WITH CUSTODY OF OUR KIDS. SURELY WE CAN TRUST THEM TO BALANCE OUR SECOND AMENDMENT AND PREVENT MURDERS. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF PLANS THAT CAN PASS. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF PLANS I’LL BE PUSHING. MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, AGAIN, MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE GOVERNOR, WHO LOST A DEAR FRIEND AT OLD NATIONAL BANK. BUT AS I UNDERSTAND FROM TALKING TO FOLKS HERE IN THE CITY, OLD NATIONAL BANK HAS COME TWO OR THERE’S BEEN SOME AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE AS IT RELATES TO THAT SPECIFIC WEAPON. BUT I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU AS SOMEBODY WHO FULLY SUPPORTS THE SECOND AMENDMENT. GOVERNOR BESHEAR, OBVIOUSLY HAS QUALIFICATIONS ON THAT. I SUPPORT THE SECOND AMENDMENT. THAT’S WHY THE NRA HAS ENDORSED MY CAMPAIGN. AGAIN, WE DON’T NEED RED FLAG LAWS HERE IN KENTUCKY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK OUT AND SUPPORT THE SECOND AMENDMENT. AND I WILL CERTAINLY ENSURE THAT. BUT AGAIN, IF WE WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT EXIST RELATED TO VIOLENT CRIME, THEN LET’S PUT A KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST HERE. LET’S MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPROVE THE MORALE OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY BY HAVING THOSE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT BONUSES. LET’S HAVE A STANDARD LOAN CARJACKING STATUTE. YOU MENTIONED THE MAYOR’S PLAN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE SUPPORTS IN MY PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN IS A STANDARD LOAN CARJACKING STATUTE. WE’RE ONE OF THE FEW STATES IN THE NATION THAT DOES NOT HAVE ONE. WE NEED ONE. GIVEN THE INCREASE IN CARJACKINGS THAT WE’VE SEEN HERE IN LOUISVILLE, MR. BESHEAR, WOULD YOU LIKE A REBUTTAL, FOLKS, WE CANNOT HAVE A GOVERNOR THAT LACKS THE EMPATHY TO SAY THAT A WEAPON USED TO MURDER SOMEONE’S LOVED ONE SHOULDN’T BE AUCTIONED OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER? YES. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SEES THE WEAPON THAT KILLED TOMMY ELLIOT AND SO MANY OTHERS. BUT, YOU KNOW, OTHER PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND KILLED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. I MEAN, YOU CAN SUPPORT THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND HAVE ENOUGH CARE FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THEY MAY BE HURTING, TO SAY LET’S NOT AUCTION THAT WEAPON OFF THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL WON’T EVEN SUPPORT THAT. CAN’T EMPATHIZE WITH THOSE THAT HAVE LOST SO MUCH. I CAN I’VE BEEN THERE. THANK YOU, MARK, FOR THOSE LOUISVILLE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. MOVING ON NOW, STARTING WITH MR. CAMERON, ANOTHER LOCAL PRIORITY IS FUNDING FOR UNIVERSAL PRE-K PILOT PROGRAM. UM, DO YOU SUPPORT FUNDING THIS PROGRAM HERE IN LOUISVILLE? AND WOULD YOU SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING UNIVERSAL PRE-K STATEWIDE? WELL, LOOK, I HAVE NO QUALMS WITH HAVING THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT UNIVERSAL PRE-K IN FACT, I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT IF WE WANT TO GET OUR KIDS BACK AND CATCH THEM UP AND GET THEM STARTED DOWN THE RIGHT PATH, THAT THAT’S A CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE WITH OUR LEGISLATURE. BUT AGAIN, I’LL JUST GO BACK TO THE FACT THAT THIS GOVERNOR HAS FAILED YOU ON THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION, WHETHER YOU ARE A TEACHER OR A PARENT OR A STUDENT. THIS GOVERNOR HAS DONE YOU NO FAVORS WITH HIS EDUCATION PLAN. WE’VE SEEN IT OVER THE COURSE OF THESE LAST THREE YEARS. IT’S SHUT DOWN YOUR SCHOOLS. TELL KIDS NOT TO GO TO SCHOOL. AND NOW WE HAVE A NEAR 30% OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM ACROSS OUR STATE. THAT’S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE WILLING TO ACCEPT. AND THAT’S WHY I’VE OFFERED A ROBUST CAMERON CATCH UP PLAN TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PAY OUR TEACHERS MORE, THAT WE EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS TO LEARN IN AN AFTER SCHOOL OR SUMMER INSTRUCTION ON THOSE INDICATORS FOR SUCCESS, WHETHER THEY BE READING SCIENCE OR MATH. I WANT TO RESTORE DISCIPLINE TO THE CLASSROOM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE REMOVE BUREAUCRACY AS WELL. MR. BESHEAR THERE IT IS AGAIN. PARTIZAN ATTACKS AND REFUSAL TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. LET ME DO IT. IT’S THIS EASY. I FULLY SUPPORT UNIVERSAL PRE-K FOR EVERY FOUR YEAR OLD IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY AND WORKING WITH MAYOR GREENBERG, WHO HAS ENDORSED MY CAMPAIGN TO GET IT DONE HERE. BUT EVERY FOUR YEAR OLD DESERVES TO BE KINDERGARTEN READY. OUR PARENTS DESERVE TO HAVE THAT $18,000 PLUS SAVINGS AND NO FAMILY SHOULD EVER HAVE TO SAY, I THOUGHT I WAS POOR, BUT I DIDN’T KNOW I WASN’T POOR ENOUGH TO QUALIFY FOR HEAD START, UNIVERSAL PRE-K CAN BE A GAME CHANGER. OUR KIDS WILL NEVER FALL BEHIND IF THEY ARE KINDERGARTEN READY AT THAT POINT. BUT FOLKS, AGAIN, DO YOU WANT A GOVERNOR THAT WILL RUN TOWARDS PROBLEMS OR VIEWS EVERYTHING ON HOW DO I ATTACK MY OPPONENT? HOW DO I ATTACK THE OTHER SIDE? YOU’VE NOW HEARD THE PRESIDENT’S NAME. WHAT IF YOU TOOK THE OVER TONIGHT ON THE NUMBER OF TIMES JOE BIDEN’S NAME WOULD BE SAID YOU BROKE THE BANK IN VEGAS? I MEAN, THIS RACE IS ABOUT KENTUCKY. THE ONLY WAY HE CAN WIN IS TO TRY TO FOOL YOU. IT’S ABOUT DC. MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, AGAIN, THIS GOVERNOR AND I JUST POINT YOU TO THE FACT THAT A LOT OF PARENTS RIGHT NOW ARE WATCHING AND SORT OF PROBABLY LAUGHING AT THE FACT THAT THIS GOVERNOR SORT OF INSISTS THAT HE IS AN EDUCATION GOVERNOR. HE IS NOT. HE SHUT YOUR SCHOOLS DOWN FOR TWO YEARS. HE MARCHED YOUR CHILDREN. IF YOU LISTEN TO ANY SPEECH, PATHOLOGISTS, THEY’LL TELL YOU THAT A CHILD, ESPECIALLY A YOUNG CHILD, IF THEY ARE IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY NEED TO SEE A TEACHER’S MOUTH TO BE ABLE TO LEARN. BUT THIS GOVERNOR TOOK ALL THAT AWAY AND OUR KIDS HAVE FALLEN BEHIND. AND TALK ABOUT NO PLAN. HE HAS NO PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE BEHIND ON SO MANY OF THESE INDICATORS FOR SUCCESS. AGAIN, I MENTIONED THE FACT THAT OUR KIDS, NEARLY 50% OF THEM CAN’T READ AT GRADE LEVEL. ONLY ABOUT 29% OF THEM CAN DO SCIENCE AT GRADE LEVEL. THE SAME IS ROUGHLY TRUE ABOUT MATH. THAT IS NOT A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS. AGAIN, THIS GOVERNOR HAS NOT LEANED INTO THIS ISSUE. HE’S PULLED YOUR KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL AND TAKING THEM AWAY FROM THE CLASSROOM THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR THE FUTURE. WITH MY PLAN AND MY ADMINISTRATION, MR. CAMERON, SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND GET IT DONE. THANK YOU, MR. BASHIR. REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE INDICATED THAT PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE A PRIORITY FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. DO YOU SUPPORT SCHOOL VOUCHERS AND HOW DO YOU ENVISION IT WOULD CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF EDUCATION ACROSS THE STATE? I 100% OPPOSE SCHOOL VOUCHERS. THEY WOULD DEFUND OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN DEVASTATING WAYS. THEY WOULD WOULD PREVENT THE TYPE OF RACES WE WANT FOR OUR TEACHERS. THEY WOULD DECIMATE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPPORTS THEM. AND IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRASTS IN THIS ELECTION. I AM PRO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BELIEVE OUR PUBLIC DOLLARS SHOULD NEVER BE BE DIVERTED FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION INTO FANCY PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THERE IS A RECORD HERE OF MY OPPONENT’S SUPPORTING VOUCHERS. BUT NOT JUST THAT, SUPPORTING MATT BEVIN’S ATTEMPT TO ILLEGALLY CUT THE PENSIONS OF EVERY TEACHER, POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER AND SOCIAL WORKER, AND SAID HE WOULD HAVE EVEN SUPPORTED THAT BILL WHEN THANKFULLY I RECOGNIZE MY JOB AS ATTORNEY GENERAL IS TO ENFORCE THE CONSTITUTION. AND THAT BILL WAS ENTIRELY UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WE DESERVE A GOVERNOR THAT IS 100% WITH OUR EDUCATORS, 100% PRO PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND YES, THE EDUCATORS OUT THERE ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHICH CANDIDATE SUPPORTS THEM AND WHICH ONE DOES NOT. MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, I AM MARRIED TO A TEACHER. MACKENZIE SPENT NEARLY SEVEN YEARS IN THE OLDHAM COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM, TEACHING FIFTH AND THIRD GRADE. MY SISTER IN LAW TEACHES IN JCPS RIGHT NOW. MY MOTHER RETIRED AS A PUBLIC EDUCATOR, SO I BELIEVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND GIVING IT THE RESOURCES AND GIVING OUR TEACHERS THE SALARIES THAT THEY DESERVE. AND THAT’S WHY I’VE BEEN SO ADAMANT ABOUT MY PLAN. THE CAMERON CATCH UP PLAN BEING ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THE GOVERNOR TALKS A LOT ABOUT MY PLAN, BUT IT’S CLEAR THAT HE HAS NOT READ IT BECAUSE HE MAKES THINGS UP ABOUT IT. BUT THAT’S THE CASE WITH ANDY BESHEAR ON THIS ISSUE OR ON THE CRIME ISSUE OR ANY ISSUE. OUR ECONOMY. HE MAKES THINGS UP BECAUSE IT’S AN ELECTION YEAR AND HE KNOWS THE ONLY WAY THAT HE CAN GET REELECTED IS IF HE PULLS THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES AGAIN, I’M ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OUR PUBLIC TEACHERS. I WILL DO THAT AS A PRIORITY IN MY FIRST BUDGET. AND HERE’S ANOTHER THING. I’VE ALREADY TALKED TO THE LEGISLATURE ABOUT GETTING MY PLAN PASSED. THE GOVERNOR HAS NO RELATIONSHIPS AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET HIS PLAN PASSED. MR. BESHEAR YEAH. THE QUESTION WAS ON VOUCHERS, WHICH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NEVER SAID. THAT’S BECAUSE HE’S ON TAPE SUPPORTING VOUCHERS OVER AND OVER. BUT I’LL GIVE HIM ANOTHER SHOT. WE HAVE MORE TIME. DO YOU SUPPORT VOUCHERS THAT TAKE MONEY FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SEND THEM TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS? LOOK, GOVERNOR, YOU SHUT OUR SCHOOLS DOWN FOR NEARLY MR. MR. CAMERON AND MR. BESHEAR. WE’RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION WHEN YOU HAD YOUR REBUTTAL. THANK YOU. OKAY. SHOULD THERE BE AN ONGOING PLAN FOR ANOTHER POSSIBLE PANDEMIC? AND WHAT SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF THE PAST RESPONSE WOULD YOU TAKE INTO THE FUTURE? MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, I WOULD NOT DO WHAT THIS GOVERNOR DID AND SHUT DOWN YOUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND SHUT DOWN YOUR CHURCHES AND SHUT DOWN OUR SCHOOLS. AND WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT LEARNING LOSS BECAUSE OF IT. HE INFRINGED UPON YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. I HAD TO TAKE HIM INTO COURT TO GET OUR CHURCHES REOPENED. I’M FORTUNATE TO GET THEM REOPENED AFTER NINE DAYS. THIS GOVERNOR TOLD YOU THAT SHE COULDN’T LEAVE THE STATE WITHOUT QUARANTINE, KNOWING FOR A PERIOD OF 14 DAYS THAT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. AND I TOOK HIM TO COURT AND GOT THAT STRUCK DOWN AS WELL. LOOK, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY, ADDIE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AFTER OUR NEIGHBORS. BUT WHAT YOU SAW FROM GOVERNOR BESHEAR WAS DRACONIAN. IT WAS A DECISION, A TOP DOWN DECISION TO SHUT DOWN PARTS OF OUR COMMONWEALTH. AND EACH PICKED WINNERS AND LOSERS. HE TOLD A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT THEY HAD TO SHUT DOWN, BUT BIG BUSINESSES COULD STAY OPEN. WHAT ANDY BESHEAR DID WAS WRONG. I WILL RESPECT YOUR CONSTITUTION ALL RIGHTS. I WILL LOOK OUT FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE RESPECT YOU AS A CITIZEN AND YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. MR. BESHEAR THE PANDEMIC WAS REAL IN MANY WAYS. THE CHALLENGE OF OUR LIFETIME. IT KILLED 18,000 KENTUCKIANS. THAT’S MORE THAN WE LOST IN WORLD WAR ONE. WORLD WAR TWO, VIETNAM WAR AND KOREA COMBINED. I THINK ABOUT ALL THE BRAVE NURSES AND DOCTORS THAT WALKED INTO COVID WINGS WITHOUT PPE AND HOW THIS ATTORNEY GENERALS REFUSAL TO TO ACT LIKE THIS PANDEMIC WAS AS DEADLY AS IT WAS, IS A SLAP IN THE FACE THAT THE HEROISM THAT THEY SHOWED, THE FACT THAT HE CLAIMS THAT HE WOULD NEVER HAVE EVEN PAUSED EDUCATION, WOULD HAVE SENT THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS WITH MANY HEALTH ISSUES INTO A CLASSROOM BEFORE VACCINES WERE EVEN AVAILABLE. THAT WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR IN THE COUNTRY TO PRIORITIZE OUR EDUCATORS FOR VACCINES. AND THAT’S WHY WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST STATES IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAD ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS, ALL OF THEM BACK IN IN-PERSON LEARNING. I MADE DECISIONS TO SAVE LIVES. IT’S CLEAR THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL WOULD HAVE PLAYED POLITICS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED MORE DEATH, MORE DESTRUCTION. I’D RATHER SAVE LIVES THAN WIN REELECTION. MR. CAMERON, WOULD YOU LIKE A REBUTTAL? LOOK, ANDY BESHEAR FUNCTIONED MORE LIKE GAVIN NEWSOM THAN ANY RED STATE GOVERNOR THAT WE SAW HERE IN THIS COUNTRY. AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, WE WERE THE ONLY STATE IN THE UNION THAT SHUT DOWN THE CHIROPRACTOR IS, AGAIN, THIS GOVERNOR PICKED WINNERS AND LOSERS. A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE NEVER RECOVERED. THEY ARE STILL SHUT DOWN TO THIS DAY. AND IT’S BECAUSE OF THESE SHORTSIGHTED DECISIONS THAT ANDY BESHEAR MADE. YOU KNOW, IT’S ONE THING FOR GAVIN NEWSOM TO TELL YOU THAT HE REGRETS SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT HE MADE, BUT YOU’LL NEVER HEAR THAT FROM ANDY BESHEAR BECAUSE HE’S TOO PROUD AND WILL NEVER SAY THAT HE MADE MISTAKES DURING THE PANDEMIC, TOO. THE NEXT QUESTION NOW, MR. BASHIR, CITIES ACROSS KENTUCKY HAVE LOBBIED STATE LAWMAKERS FOR YEARS TO ALLOW THEM TO LEVY A LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX. IT WOULD ALLOW CITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, TO COLLECT AN EXTRA PERCENT ON TOP OF THE EXISTING SALES TAX. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU SUPPORT? LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX? WHY OR WHY NOT? A LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX WOULD REQUIRE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. THAT MEANS THAT EVERYBODY OUT THERE COULD VOTE FOR OR AGAINST IT. AND IN MOST OF THE DRAFT LEGISLATION, EVEN AFTER THAT, AN AREA WOULD GET TO GIVE A THUMBS UP OR A THUMBS DOWN. WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL OFFICIALS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST SPOTS ABOUT BEING GOVERNOR. I THINK ABOUT WHEN WE WERE IN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY AND ATLAS WAS LOCATING A HEADQUARTERS. THEIR BIGGEST JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT EVER IN THAT COUNTY. I THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE PUT A NEW STEEL FACILITY IN BELL COUNTY, MORE JOBS THAN THEY’D SEEN IN A LONG TIME. I REMEMBER WHEN WE LOCATED A NEW DISTILLERY IN FULTON COUNTY, THINKING ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TOURISM THAT THAT’S GOING TO BRING IN. I’M PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO HAVE SECURED A HALF $1 BILLION IN CLEAN DRINKING WATER GRANTS THAT WENT TO EACH AND EVERY COUNTY PROUD TO BE A GOVERNOR THAT DOESN’T SEE IN RED OR BLUE AND HAS PROVIDED DISCRETIONARY TRANSPORTATION FUNDS TO EACH AND EVERY COUNTY AND PROUD TO BE THE GOVERNOR. THAT SECURED THE DOLLARS TO GET HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS TO EVERY HOME AND EVERY BUSINESS. AGAIN, NOT TEAM RED, NOT TEAM BLUE, JUST ONE TEAM. KENTUCKY. MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND ANDY BESHEAR, AND I WANT TO LOWER YOUR TAXES. I DON’T WANT TO INCREASE YOUR TAXES. SO ON THIS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT COME UP BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE, MY PRIMARY POSITION WILL BE WE NEED TO LOWER YOUR TAXES. THAT’S WHY I’VE BEEN SO ADAMANT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE IN A POSITION TO ELIMINATE KENTUCKY’S INCOME TAX. I THINK GROWING THE PIE AND GETTING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE STATE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I WANT FOLKS TO STAY HERE IN KENTUCKY AS OPPOSED TO TRAVELING ON 65 OR 75 SOUTH AND GOING FURTHER DOWN SOUTH. I WANT THEM TO STAY HERE. PART OF THE WAY IN WHICH WE DO THAT IS BY ELIMINATING KENTUCKY’S INCOME TAX, NOT INCREASING OR EXPANDING TAXES HERE IN THIS STATE. SO I WILL BE A GOVERNOR THAT LOOKS AT THINGS THROUGH THAT LENS AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU MORE OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY BACK INTO YOUR POCKET. THIS GOVERNOR HAS A DIFFERENT APPROACH. I THINK IF ANDY BESHEAR HAD HIS WAY, HE WOULD INCREASE YOUR TAXES. IN FACT, TO GET THE BALL ROLLING ON LOWERING YOUR TAXES, HE ACTUALLY VETOED THAT LEGISLATION. SO THIS GOVERNOR HAS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THE ISSUE OF TAXES THAN I DO. MR. BASHIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT AS GOVERNOR, I’VE SIGNED AN INCOME TAX REDUCTION AND I’VE LOWERED THE PROPERTY TAX RATE THREE SEPARATE TIMES. BUT DANIEL CAMERON’S PLAN AND THE SPEED AT WHICH HE PROMISED TO DO IT IS THE KANSAS PLAN. IT’S WHAT THEY DID IN THAT STATE, AND IT CRATERED THEIR ECONOMY. THEY HAD TO MAKE MAJOR CUTS IN EDUCATION AND IN HEALTH CARE. THEIR ECONOMY STAGNATED AND THEY HAD TO STOP ALL OF THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. IN FACT, THEIR REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE HAD TO COME AND UNDO IT YEARS LATER. YES, HE TALKED ABOUT TRAVELING DOWN I-65 DO IT. YOU’LL SEE THE BIGGEST BATTERY PLANTS ON PLANET EARTH IN HARDIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, NOT IN TENNESSEE. A RECENTLY PASSED LAW CALLS FOR 0.5% REDUCTIONS IN THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX, BUT ONLY WHEN CERTAIN CRITERIA ARE MET. DO YOU SUPPORT THIS APPROACH, MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, I DO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT OUR LEGISLATURE HAS UNDERTAKEN TO REDUCE KENTUCKY’S INCOME TAX, BUT I WILL BE THE GOVERNOR WHO ELIMINATES KENTUCKY INCOME TAX. ANDY BESHEAR WILL NEVER SAY THAT BECAUSE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FAR LEFT. AND JOE BIDEN, HE IS A TAX AND SPEND DEMOCRAT. I AM A LOWER YOUR TAXES REPUBLICAN. I WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ELIMINATE THE INCOME TAX BECAUSE AS I SAID EARLIER, THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET. INFLATION IS KILLING US RIGHT NOW. AND THIS GOVERNOR IS TONE DEAF TO THAT BECAUSE HE ENDORSED THE VERY PRESIDENT WHOSE POLICIES ARE WIPING AWAY YOUR PURCHASING POWER AND YOUR SAVINGS. WE NEED LEADERSHIP IN THIS STATE THAT RECOGNIZES THAT AND WANTS TO GIVE THE HARD WORKING FOLKS, WHETHER YOU’RE PICKETING AT THE FORD PLANT OR IF YOU AGAIN, LIVE IN FAR EASTERN OR FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY, YOU NEED LEADERSHIP THAT WANTS TO GIVE YOU MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET, NOT TAKE MORE OF IT OUT OF IT. MR. BESHEAR YEAH. THE LEGISLATURE TRIED TO PUT GUARDRAILS ON THEIR APPROACH TOWARDS REDUCING THE INCOME TAX TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WOULDN’T HAVE TO SLASH PUBLIC EDUCATION, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WOULDN’T HAVE TO SLASH HEALTH CARE OR PUBLIC SAFETY. DANIEL CAMERON’S PLAN, BECAUSE HE PROMISED IT IN HIS FIRST TERM, WOULD ELIMINATE ABOUT $5 BILLION FROM OUR STATE BUDGET. AND THE ONLY WAY TO PROVIDE ANY OF THOSE SERVICES WOULD BE MASSIVE SALES TAX INCREASES. APPLYING IT TO MEDICINE AND GROCERIES OR ABSOLUTELY GUTTING THE SERVICES THAT YOU RELY ON, LIKE PUBLIC EDUCATION, ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH CARE. I MEAN, THE DOLLARS HAVE TO BE THERE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. BUT HE WON’T TALK ABOUT THAT, FOLKS. THE LEGISLATURE NATURE ESTABLISHED GUARDRAILS. DANIEL CAMERON WANTS TO TAKE THE TRAIN OFF THE TRACK. IT’S BEEN DONE IN KANSAS. WE HAVE SEEN HOW DEVASTATING IT IS. WE HAVE AN ECONOMY ON FIRE. HIS PLAN WOULD NOT ONLY STOP OUR MOMENTUM, IT STAGNATE US. WE WOULD STOP OUR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS HAPPENING WOULD HALT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. MR. CAMERON YEAH, I WOULD JUST SAY THERE IT IS AGAIN. I MEAN, HERE’S A GOVERNOR THAT TELLS YOU THE ECONOMY IS ON FIRE, BUT YOU ARE NOT FEELING THAT AT HOME. I MEAN, EVERY DAY YOU WAKE UP, YOU HAVE TO DECIDE ON WHETHER YOU CAN PAY FOR YOUR GROCERIES OR PAY FOR YOUR GAS OR DO I NEED TO PUT SOME MONEY BACK FOR THE ELECTRICITY BILL BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS MORE EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW. IN FACT, THIS MONTH, BASED ON A REPORT THAT JUST CAME OUT, IS THE HIGHEST MONTH AND THE LEAST AFFORDABLE MONTH TO BUY OR PURCHASE US HOUSING. AGAIN, THIS IS ALL HAPPENING UNDER THE BIDEN AND BASHIR’S ADMINISTRATION. THESE THINGS ARE BAD FOR KENTUCKY AND WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP. MR. BESHEAR, WE’LL START WITH YOU ON THE NEXT QUESTION. IN THE ROLE OF KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL, YOU BOTH HAVE WORKED TO SECURE FUNDS TO FIGHT THE OPIOID AND DRUG ADDICTION ISSUES THAT HAVE RAVAGED KENTUCKY. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE STATE’S MOST PRESSING ISSUES REGARDING THE EPIDEMIC? THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IS SOMETHING THAT HAS IMPACTED EVERYONE. WE HAVE ALL LOST PEOPLE MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO TWO FATAL OVERDOSES. WE WILL NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BY BLAMING EACH OTHER OR MAKING IT PARTIZAN. WHO’S TO BLAME? ARE THE BIG PHARMA COMPANIES, THE BIG OPIOID COMPANIES THAT SENT THOUSANDS OF PILLS INTO SMALL COUNTIES FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD THEY KNEW IT WAS ADDICTIVE, YET THEY COUNTED THEIR MONEY WHILE OUR PEOPLE DIED. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY THAT HAS SECURED AND AND GOTTEN ENOUGH FENTANYL THAT WOULD HAVE KILLED ABOUT 28 MILLION PEOPLE THIS YEAR UNDER BOTH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND BIDEN. I’VE SENT NATIONAL GUARD TO OUR BORDER BECAUSE BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY, AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR TREATMENT COMMUNITY. SINCE I’VE BECOME GOVERNOR, WE’VE INCREASED OUR NUMBER OF TREATMENT BEDS BY 50%. AND BECAUSE OF THAT AND THE HARD WORK OF SO MANY, WE WERE ONE OF ONLY EIGHT STATES IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAD A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN OVERDOSE DEATHS LAST YEAR. WE SEE SOME LIGHT. WE SEE SOME HOPE. LET’S STICK TO IT. LET’S SUPPORT THOSE IN TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. IF YOU’RE TRYING, WE’RE PROUD OF YOU, MR. CAMERON. WELL, LOOK, WHEN I RAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, I TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE COMBAT THE DRUG EPIDEMIC. AND IT’S LARGER THAN JUST OPIOIDS. IT’S FENTANYL. IT’S OTHER DRUGS AS WELL. AND SO I’VE BEEN PROUD TO BE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING NEARLY $900 MILLION TO THE STATE TO FIGHT THIS DRUG EPIDEMIC. AND THE REASON THAT WE’RE ABLE TO BRING THIS MONEY TO THE STATE IS BECAUSE I SAID THAT WE DON’T NEED TO JUST FILE LAWSUITS. WE NEED TO HOLD THESE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE. AND THOSE COMPANIES CAME TO THE TABLE AND ARE BRINGING NEARLY $900 MILLION TO THE STATE. IT’S ONE OF THE PROUDEST MOMENTS I’VE HAD AS ATTORNEY GENERAL IS TO WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATURE AND THE COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVES IN SO MANY MAYORS AND COUNTY ATTORNEYS TO BRING THAT MONEY INTO THE STATE. IT’S NOT A MAGIC ELIXIR. IT’S NOT AN END ALL BE ALL, BUT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT DOWN PAYMENT IN REMOVING AND HELPING REMOVE AN AFFLICTION THAT HAS PLAGUED OUR PEOPLE FOR FAR TOO LONG. MR. BESHEAR REBUTTAL. YEAH. YOU CAN’T SETTLE A LAWSUIT THAT’S NEVER BEEN FILED. AS ATTORNEY GENERAL, I SUED MORE OPIOID MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS THAN ANY OTHER IN THE COUNTRY. I WAS SO MAD THAT IF I COULD FOUND OTHERS, I WOULD HAVE SUED THEM TOO. UNLIKE THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, I WENT TO COURT AND PERSONALLY ARGUED WHEN THEY SENT THEIR BIG CITY LAWYERS IN AND TRIED TO BLAME IT ON US, TRIED TO GET OUT OF COURT WITHOUT PAYING A DIME. BUT THIS IS HOW PARTIZAN THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL IS. I’VE NEVER MET ANOTHER LAWYER IN MY LIFE WHO REFUSES TO GIVE CREDIT IN A CASE TO ANOTHER LAWYER THAT WORKED ON IT. OUR PROFESSIONALISM IS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN THAT. AND AS LEADERS, WE SHOULD BE BETTER THAN THAT. WHEN YOU VIEW THE WORLD AS ONLY PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY AND CAN’T GIVE ANY OTHER CREDIT, YOU CAN’T GET THINGS DONE HERE IN KENTUCKY. AND WE ARE MOVING ON NOW TO OUR FINAL QUESTION, HOWEVER, DUE TO TIMING ISSUES, WE ARE ASKING YOU ALL TO LIMIT YOUR RESPONSES TO 30S EACH AND THERE WILL BE NO REBUTTAL. STATES ARE OFTEN REGARDED BASED ON THEIR RANKINGS IN HEALTH EDUCATION, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENT, FISCAL STABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY. KENTUCKY HAS HISTORICALLY RANKED IN THE BOTTOM TIER FOR MANY OF THOSE AREAS. HOW CAN YOU, AS GOVERNOR, MOVE THE STATE TO HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES? MR. CAMERON WELL, LOOK, I THINK YOU NEED A GOVERNOR WHO’S GOING TO LEAN INTO THESE ISSUES ON THE TOPIC OF EDUCATION, ON VIOLENT CRIME, ON HEALTH CARE. YOU NEED SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHETHER YOU LIVE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OR AN URBAN COMMUNITY, YOU’LL HAVE THE HEALTH CARE THAT YOU NEED. THAT’S WHY I’VE BEEN PROUD TO WORK ALONGSIDE OUR RURAL HEALTH CARE AND OUR KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTRACT LABOR IS NOT SUCH, THAT IT MAKES IT COST PROHIBITIVE FOR THEM TO HAVE CONTRACT LABOR AT THEIR HOSPITALS. WE NEED MORE NURSES. I’M COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT HAPPENS. WE NEED LESS CRIME IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND A BETTER EDUCATION SYSTEM. AND I’LL MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. MR. BESHEAR WE’RE MAKING IT HAPPEN RIGHT NOW. WE’VE HAD OUR TWO BEST YEARS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE’VE HAD BOND RATING UPGRADES FROM TWO OF THE THREE CREDIT RATING AGENCIES, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER COMING. WE’RE DOING THREE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. PEOPLE SAID WE’RE IMPOSSIBLE. WE’RE FOUR LANING. THE ENTIRE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY BUILDING, THE BRANT SPENCE COMPANION BRIDGE WITHOUT TOLLS AND MOVING I-69 FORWARD SO FAST THAT INDIANA IS STRUGGLING TO CATCH UP. WE’RE BUILDING THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE WEST END OF LOUISVILLE IN 150 YEARS. A NEW U OF L HOSPITAL IN BULLITT COUNTY PEDIATRIC AUTISM CENTERS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. WE’RE GETTING THE JOB DONE THAT CONCLUDES OUR TIME FOR QUESTIONS. NOW. EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE 90S FOR A CLOSING STATEMENT. MR. CAMERON, WE’LL GO FIRST. WELL, TONIGHT, YOU’VE HEARD FROM TV ANDY, WHO HAS TRIED TO TELL YOU THAT THIS ECONOMY IS ON FIRE, BUT YOU WORKING AND LIVING AT HOME AND WATCHING TONIGHT, YOU KNOW THAT’S NOT THE CASE. IT’S MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUY THINGS, WHETHER IT’S GROCERIES, GAS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY OR TO SECURE CHILD CARE. EVERY THING IS MORE EXPENSIVE. THERE ARE 22,000 FEWER KENTUCKIANS WORKING SINCE THIS GOVERNOR TOOK OFFICE, MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAS DROPPED BY 12%. HERE IN KENTUCKY. AND NOT TO MENTION VIOLENT CRIME, WE’VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS OUR STATE. SO MUCH SO THAT PEOPLE DON’T OFTENTIMES FEEL SAFE. AND THIS GOVERNOR IS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THAT, LETTING 2000 CRIMINALS OUT OF JAIL TO PREY ON OUR FAMILIES AND TO HURT OUR COMMUNITIES. AND THEN ON THE TOPIC OF EDUCATION, GOVERNOR, THAT SHUT OUR SCHOOLS DOWN AND OUR KIDS HAVE SUFFERED BECAUSE OF IT. WE DON’T HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS MOVING FORWARD. I’VE OFFERED A ROBUST PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CATCH OUR KIDS UP AS IT RELATES TO EDUCATION IN SO THAT THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD ON THOSE INDICATORS FOR SUCCESS, WHETHER IT’S READING SCIENCE OR MATH, OUR SCHOOLS CAN BE WORLD CLASS. WE CAN SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT READING, WRITING AND MATH. AND THEY AREN’T INCUBATORS FOR LIBERAL AND PROGRESSIVE IDEAS. THIS IS A CAMPAIGN ABOUT THE FUTURE. THIS COMMONWEALTH CAN BE THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST VERSION OF ITSELF. A SHINING CITY ON A HILL, A MODEL AND AN EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE NATION TO FOLLOW. WE JUST HAVE TO CHANGE COURSE ON NOVEMBER 7TH. THAT IS WHAT I’M ASKING OF YOU. I HOPE YOU’LL JOIN ME AND VOTE FOR DANIEL CAMERON ON NOVEMBER SEVENTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BASHIR. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR TUNING IN, AND I KNOW YOU’RE READY TO GET BACK TO FOOTBALL, BUT THANKS TO THE WORK OF A LOT OF US NOW, YOU CAN BET ON IT IN KENTUCKY IF YOU WANT TO. FOLKS, WE KNOW WHEN YOU ARE ON A HISTORIC WIN STREAK, YOU DON’T FIRE THE COACH, YOU DON’T SUB OUT THE QUARTERBACK. YOU PUT THIS TEAM ON THE FIELD, YOU RACK UP THE WINS AND YOU BRING HOME SOME CHAMPIONSHIP CHIPS. TONIGHT, YOU’VE SEEN A GOVERNOR THAT TALKS US UP AND A CANDIDATE THAT TALKS US DOWN. I MEAN, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFETIME, ALL OUR SURROUNDING STATES ARE JEALOUS OF US. NUMBER TWO, IN PER CAPITA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FOLKS, THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE. WE ARE BEATING NEIGHBORING STATES. WE ARE BEATING OUR COMPETITORS. THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO BUILD THAT BETTER FUTURE. BUT TO DO THAT, WE CANNOT HAVE D.C. PARTIZANSHIP WE CANNOT HAVE A GOVERNOR THAT JUST WORKS WITH ONE PARTY AND THINKS ABOUT EVERYTHING IN TERMS OF WHO HE CAN ATTACK, WHICH YOU’VE SEEN HERE TONIGHT. LISTEN, I RAN FOR GOVERNOR BECAUSE I LOVE ALL OF OUR KENTUCKY FAMILIES. I WANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO SUCCEED. AND WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH ME OR WHETHER YOU VOTE FOR ME, I WANT TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR YOU. THAT’S WHY WE’VE INVESTED A HALF $1 BILLION IN CLEAN DRINKING WATER. IT’S WHY WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT $2 BILLION COMING DOWN TO HOOK YOUR HOME UP TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS. IT’S WHY I’M WORKING SO HARD TO CREATE NEW JOBS AT HIGH WAGES EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT’S WHY WE’RE WORKING TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE ALL ACROSS KENTUCKY. AND WE’RE GETTING THOSE THREE MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS DONE BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY’RE IMPORTANT TO YOU. WE DON’T HAVE RED COUNTIES OR BLUE COUNTIES. WE JUST HAVE KENTUCKY COUNTIES. YOU DESERVE A GOVERNOR THAT SEES ALL OF OUR FAMILIES JUST AS KENTUCKIANS AND NOT AS DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL DANIEL CAMERON
Kentucky governor’s race: Watch Beshear, Cameron debate on WLKY
Updated: 10:08 PM EDT Oct 21, 2023
WATCH THE ENTIRE DEBATE IN THE PLAYER ABOVE. SCROLL DOWN FOR QUESTIONS AND CLIPS.Kentucky’s general election is just over two weeks away, and as a part of our Commitment 2023 coverage, WLKY hosted Louisville’s only live debate between the democratic and republican gubernatorial candidates.We were joined live in the WLKY studio by incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear (D) and Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R). The agenda for the evening focused on the most pressing issues facing the state of Kentucky, as well as the city of Louisville. Find a breaking down off all the questions and answers here:The general election is Nov. 7.More election coverage
WATCH THE ENTIRE DEBATE IN THE PLAYER ABOVE. SCROLL DOWN FOR QUESTIONS AND CLIPS.
Kentucky’s general election is just over two weeks away, and as a part of our Commitment 2023 coverage, WLKY hosted Louisville’s only live debate between the democratic and republican gubernatorial candidates.
We were joined live in the WLKY studio by incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear (D) and Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R).
The agenda for the evening focused on the most pressing issues facing the state of Kentucky, as well as the city of Louisville.
Find a breaking down off all the questions and answers here:
The general election is Nov. 7.
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