I got a lot of flack when I first suggested two weeks ago that Beshear was not rising to this moment in a realistic presidential way.

I don't need him to call an election - but I need him to do more than write 'strongly worded letters'

-Do a press conference outside of the hospital and demand to speak with McConnell.

--If he doesn't let you, that's the conference.

--If he does, then it's about the dishonesty to the American people

-File an appointed replacement, knowing it won't stand and will be legally challenged

--Use that legal challenge to push on the Republican's change to state law on appointments as unconstitutional

--It drags out till past election time anyway blocking the Republican seat but shows you fight these antics

-Turn this into a national press story about the dishonesty of GOPs in Congress,

--how their staff are hiding his condition to draw salaries

--how they think they are above the people and not answerable to them

--how GOP and MAGA colleagues aren't questioning him either

--This story landed in your lap before a midterm, show us you can turn it into national press that helps midterm Dems.

You won a red leaning state, it shows you are capable and have fight in you.

But we need Dems that aren't afraid to go to the mat for what is right.

It cannot be overthinkers worried about political opinion and being too cautious.

McConnell doing this after how they lambasted Biden, and all the decades of games McConnell has played, is a golden narrative - if you let that pass by with just strong letters and vague unenforceable ultimatums, then we know the same will happen when the opportunity is smaller or more thorny too.