Beshear is on track for an amazing performance, he must be good at this.
Incumbent governors almost always outperform substantially.
That is true, but this is nowhere close to a swing state. Kentucky is deep Trump country so well done to any Democrat winning or even coming close there.
Phil Scott just won Vermont by a landslide. Hogan and Baker won pretty easily in 2018.
Laura Kelly won by 2 points despite the abortion amendment resoundingly passing. John Bel Edwards won by 3 points in 2019 despite having overwhelmingly positive approval ratings.
If Beshear wins by 6 or more, it’s a sign something is up