Ashish S. Patel has contributed $850,000 over the past year to In This Together PAC, the super PAC working to build Beshear’s national profile and political allies. The first post referencing Beshear’s viability as a presidential candidate was last July, two weeks before Patel made his first $150,000 contribution to Beshear’s PAC. It also called veteran Kentucky journalist Al Cross a “goofy old man” for his take on Beshear’s constitutional powers. Beshear’s PAC has also contributed $150,000 to the DGA and $75,000 to the super PAC of Arizona Gov. Two of the top individual donors from Kentucky who supported Beshear’s reelection in 2023 were both indicted this year.