Gov. Steve Beshear rode into Bowling Green on Tuesday with four other statewide Democratic candidates in tow, and he posed questions to a crowd of supporters.

“Are we going to carry Warren County?” Beshear asked. “Are we going to carry it big?”

The crowd roared in approval.

Beshear’s “Tested, Trusted, Tough” campaign bus tour stopped at Warren County Democratic Headquarters, with supporters lining State Street before his arrival.

Beshear carried Warren County in 2007, earning 55 percent of the vote in defeating Republican incumbent Ernie Fletcher.

Inside the headquarters, the focus was on rallying voters to push the entire Democratic ticket into office Nov. 8, now less than two weeks away.

“The main amount of feedback we’ve gotten is people generally believe this is the strongest Democratic ticket, from top to bottom,” said Adam Edelen, state auditor candidate. “Certainly in the modern era.”

Beshear – joined by Edelen, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, treasurer candidate Todd Hollenbach and agriculture commissioner candidate Bob Farmer – spent about an hour in Bowling Green doing some stump speaking and reminding supporters that the governor needs to maintain the apparently overwhelming lead he carries in most polls.

For instance, according to a SurveyUSA poll released this month, Beshear has a 31-point lead over GOP gubernatorial candidate David Williams.

“I love those polls,” Beshear said. “I really like them, and I know you do, too. And they’re pretty accurate right now. But the words you’ve got to keep in mind is ‘right now,’ because folks, we’re not on Election Day today.”

Beshear is opposed by Williams and running mate Richie Farmer, as well as independent candidate Gatewood Galbraith and his running mate, Dea Riley.

Beshear never mentioned Williams by name, but certainly alluded to him.

“We don’t want to just win, we want to beat this guy like a drum,” Beshear said, speaking about Williams. “We want to beat him bad, because we need to send him and his cohorts a very strong and clear message. The message is, ‘We’re sick and tired of the politics of obstruction.’ ”

Also joining the group was Wendell Ford, a former Kentucky governor and former U.S. senator. Ford spoke to the crowd before Beshear.

“We have been fortunate to have someone like Steve Beshear to lead us the last three and a half years,” Ford said.

Secretary of State Elaine Walker said Monday she expects voter turnout to be about 25 percent to 28 percent for the Nov. 8 election. But Edelen said it’s all about getting supporters to the polls.

“I think what this bus tour is all about is reaching out to people and trying to prove the critics wrong,” Edelen said. “I think we could have a really good turnout here in Kentucky.”

Williams and Farmer started a statewide “Real Plan for Real Jobs” bus tour Monday, although it is unclear if or when the candidates will stop in Warren County.

Republican agriculture commissioner candidate James Comer and attorney general candidate Todd P’Pool stopped in Bowling Green last week as part of a “Corn and Coal” tour.

The fact that Republicans are traveling separately while the Democrats travel together was noted by several candidates in their speeches Tuesday.

“I think it’s interesting our entire ticket is campaigning together around the state and the Republican ticket is divided and all in different places,” Edelen said.