Record #5930
No Democrat will be appointed by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to fill Mitch McConnell's Senate seat before the next elected senator is sworn in
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5930 David Pakman · The authoritarian presidency cannot sustain itself
Original quoteBeshear has suggested maybe he will challenge that, but that would open up a legal fight, very uncertain. I highly doubt it leads to an automatic Democratic appointment, probably not before the next person is sworn in.
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Prediction time2026-07-27
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Episode published2026-07-27
FirmnessLoose
TopicElections
Resolve by2027-01-03
Boldness55 · Notable
How the call settles
Kentucky's second Senate seat is not filled by a Beshear-appointed Democrat at any point before the senator elected in November 2026 is sworn in
Our reasoning
Pending. It will be judged only by this stored rule: Kentucky's second Senate seat is not filled by a Beshear-appointed Democrat at any point before the senator elected in November 2026 is sworn in Deadline or event: 2027-01-03.