Y'all keep it down now.

It's 4:00 on the East Coast, and the president is trying to get a good night's sleep.

This is my 22nd fancy farm picnic.

When I was a boy growing up here in the 1990s, my home county of McCracken was 88% registered Democrat.

Today, McCracken County is red.

Graves County, too.

It's gotten so tough up here for the Democrats that the Kentucky Democratic Party has launched a rural listening tour so they can find out what a rural person looks like.

At their event here last night.

They asked the caterer if they had any low sodium country ham group.

They think it camp meeting is where you go to protest about Gaza.

You know what would help.

Actually showing up here at fancy for I've been proud to serve as your secretary of state and chief election official for the past four years.

And I'm prouder still to serve you the next four years in November.

You made me the top vote getter of all constitutional officers of both parties.

That's because we've made it easy to vote and hard to cheat.

After generations of empty promises by Democrats offering more voting access.

Before I took this job, lines to vote in our state were so long.

Hunter Biden tried to snort them.

Now.

But first.

By the way, thank you, Congressman James Comer, for holding the Bidens accountable.

Thank you, Congressman Cohen.

As you know, I'm preparing for a presidential election and I'm still waiting on the Democrats to tell me who to put on the ballot to town.

It looks like for president they'll nominate San Francisco's own Kamala Harris.

You may not know much about her, but one thing you should know is that Joe Biden put Kamala Harris in charge of border security.

That's the worst appointment since Andy Beshear put Jacqueline Coleman in charge of unemployment insurance.

Word is it might actually be Andy Beshear for vice president.

And actually, Andy Beshear would be a good pick for national Democrats.

Kamala Harris needs help with fund raising.

And Andy Beshear can raise $200,000 off just one dude's credit card.

Andy Beshear is the perfect pick for administration with the Biden-Harris record under Beshear and Coleman.

Kentucky rates 47th out of 50 states on our economy, 46 in opportunity and 50th in employment.

As important as the White House is, there are other important elections on your ballot, too.

After you vote Republican and I know you will, you're not done voting yet.

There are nonpartisan choices on your ballot, too.

Two of those are constitutional amendments.

You just heard about Amendment two from other speakers.

Amendment two, but allow our legislators to consider new ideas to improve education.

Amendment One We make it clear in our state constitution that non-citizens cannot vote in Kentucky elections.

Now, I'm not letting that happen, but I won't be in this job forever.

Four years from now, we might have another scandalous Democrat in the Secretary of State's office.

So keep that in mind when you vote on Amendment one.

In closing, thank you to Saint Jerome's Parish and all the volunteers who make the day possible.

Thank you so much and see you next year.

Thank you.