2023 United States gubernatorial elections (Radical Change Scenario)

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 2023, in Kentucky and Mississippi, and November 18, 2023, in Louisiana. 
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==Kentucky==
The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was between incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear and Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
Beshear outperformed Joe Biden's 2020 vote percentages by 36 points.
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==Louisiana==
The 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial runoff was between Louisiana Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry and Shawn Wilson, former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
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==Mississippi==
The 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election was between incumbent Republican Tate Reeves and Democrat Brandon Presley, a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
Initially, the race was believed to be favored for Reeves, but Presley had a shot. However, he had a problem with name recognition in Southern Mississippi. That all changed with the famous Presley speech, where he disawowed Bidenomics and said that he would potentially support the Republican nominee for president. Conservative news hosts were looking for Democrats who would challenge Biden and his economic and help spread the narrative that Biden was bad for the country. Presley made lots of media appearances, received lots of fundraising help from Republican donors, thus helping him fix both his fundraising and name recognition problems.
An outside super PAC called the True Leaders PAC, funded by Republican dark money which supported Republicans in key battleground districts and Democrats who would disagree with Biden, began spending in support of Presley. The DGA also began outside expenditures in support of Presley, along with the Mississippi Education Association, the Mississippi State Council of Machinists, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. 
All of a sudden, Presley and his outside expenditures were catching up fast with Reeves. It got worse when the Mississippi AFL-CIO also endorsed Presley and began its own outside expenditures. Therefore, the Republican Governors Association began an ad buy in favor of Reeves.
Presley outperformed Joe Biden's 2020 vote percentages by 17 points.
=== Endorsements ===
==== Brandon Presley (D) ====
===== Federal officials =====
* Robert Martinez Jr., President's Export Councilor (2023–present) and International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (2016–present)
* Ray Mabus, 75th United States secretary of the Navy (2009-2017) and Governor of Mississippi (1988-1992)
* Mike Espy, 25th United States Secretary of Agriculture (1993-1994)
===== U.S Senators =====
* Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona (2019-present) (Independent)
* Joe Manchin, West Virginia (2010-present)
* Susan Collins, Maine (1997-present) (Republican)
* Angus King, Maine (2013-present) (Republican)
* Joe Lieberman, Connecticut (1997-2013) (Independent)
* Bob Corker, Tennessee (2007-2019) (Republican)
===== U.S Representatives =====
* Bennie Thompson, MS-2 (1993–present)
* Henry Cuellar, TX-28 (2005-present)
* Dan Lipinski, IL-03 (2005-2021)
* Joe Walsh, IL-03 (2011-2013) (Republican)
* Liz Cheney, WY-AL (2017-2023) (Republican)
* Adam Kinzinger, IL-16 (2011-2023) (Republican)
* Anthony Gonzalez, OH-16 (2019-2023) (Republican)
====== Statewide officials ======
* John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana (2016–present)
* Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey (2018–present)
* Gavin Newsom, Governor of California (2019–present)
* Bill Weld, Governor of Massachussetts (1991-1997) (Republican)
* Jim Hood, Attorney General of Mississippi (2004-2019)
===== Individuals =====
* Margaret Huang, human rights and racial justice advocate
* David Hardigree, U.S Army veteran and Tate Reeves primary opponent (Republican)
* Bill Waller Jr., former Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court (Republican)
* Jason Sheldon, former mayor of Tupelo 
* George Flaggs Jr., mayor of Vicksburg (2013-present) (Independent)
* Tony Yarber, mayor of Jackson (2013-2017) 
* Jimmie Smith, mayor of Meridian (2021-present)
* Percy Bland, mayor of Meridian (2013-2021)
* Errick D. Simmons, mayor of Greenville
* Lynn Spruill, mayor of Starkville
* Chuck Espy, mayor of Clarksdale (2013-present)
* Henry Espy, former mayor of Clarksdale
===== Organizations =====
* Mississippi National Education Association
* Mississippi State Council of Machinists
* Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund
* Mississippi AFL-CIO
* Democratic Governors Association
* True Leaders PAC
* Truth to Power PAC
* The Great Task PAC
* Country First PAC
===== Newspapers =====
* The Commercial Dispatch
==== Tate Reeves (R) ====
===== Federal Officials =====
* Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017-2021)
* Stephen Miller, White House Director of Speechwriting (2017-2021)
===== U.S Senators =====
* Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi (2019-present)
* Roger Wicker, Mississippi (2007-present)
* Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee (2019-present)
* Tommy Tuberville, Alabama (2021-present)
* Ted Cruz, Texas (2013-present)
===== U.S Representatives =====
* Trent Kelly, MS-01 (2015-present)
* Jeff Van Drew, NJ-02 (2019-present)
* Marjorie Taylor Greene, GA-14 (2021-present)
* Elise Stefanik, NY-21 (2015-present)
===== Statewide Officials =====
* Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi (2004-2012)
* Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi (2012-2020)
* Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa (2017-present)
===== Organizations =====
* Americans for Prosperity Action
* Mississippi Right to Life PAC
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* Mississippi Manufacturers Association
* Republican Governors Association
===== Individuals =====
* Brett Favre, Super Bowl champion
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