Steve Schmidt & Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear: The Question Every 2028 Democrat Will Be Asked

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Steve Schmidt joined "The Andy Beshear Podcast" for a wide-ranging discussion with the Kentucky governor about the state of American democracy, the Iran war, and what it means for the Trump administration's political future. They also talked about the question every 2028 Democratic presidential contender must be prepared to answer.

And, Governor Beshear gave Steve the opportunity to talk about what he's been doing at the Save America Movement.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed human.
0:12.1	Hey, podcast family, it's Andy, and I am back with another edition of the Andy Bashir podcast,
0:18.6	and this one is dynamic.
0:20.7	Our guest this week is Steve Schmidt.
0:23.4	Steve was a lifelong political operative with senior roles with George W. Bush,
0:29.2	Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in California, and took over the John McCain for president
0:34.5	campaign when it seemed dead and made it viable.
0:38.3	He's one of the most respected strategists on that side until Donald Trump came along,
0:45.3	and Steve would not be silenced.
0:47.3	He believed in the United States of America and he believed in what his party was.
0:52.3	And since then, he's been one of the most courageous voices
0:54.7	speaking out against the corruption and the challenges of both Trump administrations. Now, he's
1:02.3	got a new project that he's going to talk to you about. But I just want to say, this is an
1:07.2	incredible voice, one that is showing the courage, the belief, and the conviction that we're
1:13.1	not seeing in so many others. So buckle up. It's going to be a good episode.
1:24.2	Our guest this week on the Andy Beshear podcast is Steve Schmidt.
1:28.7	Steve is widely known for his senior roles advising President George W. Bush, presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
1:38.7	In the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign cycle, Schmidt took over most of the operations of Senator John McCain's
1:46.4	presidential campaign when it was considered no longer viable. He was later credited for transforming
1:52.6	McCain from corpse to contender. In 2006, Schmidt was campaign manager for California Governor
1:59.0	Arnold Schwarzenegers come from behind re-election
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