Beshear: "There's an argument out there that August 3 is a date where I could not later call a special election. Those that are really pushing this I think are under the impression that a Democrat in Kentucky might be able to win that election. It's been since 1992 that we had a Democratic senator in Kentucky. You mentioned a lot of missed votes. I want to point out some other missed votes that might not be a bad thing. McConnell hasn't been there to vote on the SAVE Act, which would tear voting rights away. He hasn't been there to vote to support this war on Iran that this president started and shouldn't be continuing ... not having Mitch McConnell show up isn't necessarily a bad thing because he certainly doesn't show up to help the American people."