Well.

Democrats are outnumbered 7 to 1 in the Kentucky congressional delegation.

Now they want to change that.

Several congressional candidates vying to flip U.S.

House and Senate seats spoke to voters Saturday in Frankfort.

Our June Leffler has more on that.

Drew Williams is a construction worker hoping to unseat James Comer.

I'm going to fight to make sure we ban individual stock trades for politicians in office that we end dark money politics across this system.

So we put a moratorium and firm regulations on data centers going forward, and we fight for a $100,000 federal tax exemption on income tax.

Williams has campaigned for more than a year.

He's shown up as an outnumbered Democrat at Fancy Farm and other events throughout Kentucky's first district.

I've been trying to make sure that I've been a member of all of our communities, so I've been to all 35 of my counties at least three times.

Williams and other Democrats say they have to persuade disillusioned Trump voters.

I'm running into a lot of people who are much more open to a conversation about policy and issues, affordability, than than ever before.

This Northern Kentucky Democrat hopes to win over supporters of Republican Thomas Massie, who lost his primary election.

I may have disagreed with Mr.

Massie on a lot of things, but I do agree that what happened to him in the primary was wrong.

It's not the way our government and our democracy is supposed to work.

When a few very wealthy people can essentially try to buy a seat in the primary.

Lifelong Republicans come up to me and say, you know what?

I'm fed up.

I can't do this.

I'm willing to consider an alternative.

Charles Booker has the most people to impress in Kentucky's only statewide election this year.

What I'm calling for, I know you might conclude.

Oh, that's a little extreme.

Charles, do you really think we can make sure everyone has high quality health care in the wealthiest country in the world?

Do you really think we can make sure veterans aren't sleeping on the street and children aren't going hungry?

Do you really think that we can stand up for organized labor and invest in our teachers and make sure that our children are safe in their schools and in the streets?

We're making noise.

It's not just turnout in the areas where we have strongholds, but to show up in the communities that have been ignored.

And maybe they voted for Trump.

Maybe they've never heard of before.

We're saying this campaign is for you.

At this outdoor rally in Frankfort, Beshear and members of his cabinet look to next year's governor's race.

But what we.

Are for is carrying on the momentum that Governor Andy Beshear has built.

And I have been honored to be his senior advisor.

No matter what happens in 2026, the only thing standing between us and a Republican trifecta in Kentucky is the governor's race in 2027.

We have beaten Donald Trump's endorsed candidates in two straight gubernatorial elections.

And when I'm done, we're going to elect another Democratic governor here in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Kentucky's two Democratic contenders for the governor's mansion, Rocky Adkins and Jacquelyn Coleman, both took the stage Saturday, but neither Slided or even mention their primary challenger.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm John Leffler.

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