Ken Lucas

The chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party said she expects the newly-selected Democratic vice-presidential pick, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), to visit the Bluegrass state before the general election.

"He has strong Kentucky connections," said KDP chair Jennifer Moore. "I expect him to be in Kentucky."

Moore noted Biden has some family ties to Kentucky, as his sister-in-law is a native of the state.

Biden, an active campaigner for Democrats nationwide, has previously made political visits to the Commonwealth on several occasions.

"He campaigned here four years ago for Daniel Mongiardo," noted Moore, referencing the now-Lt. Governor's unsuccessful 2004 bid for U.S. Senate.

Biden also visited the state in 2006 for campaign stops in Greenup, Owensboro, Taylorsville, Shepherdsville, and Maysville on behalf of Kentucky Democrats, including congressional candidates Mike Weaver in the 2nd District and Ken Lucas in the 4th.

Patrick Crowley, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, reports that former 4th District Congressman Ken Lucas (D-Covington) has endorsed the Presidential Campaign of Illinois Senator Barack Obama.

Lucas, a noted "blue dog" Democrat during his six years in Congress, spoke of his support of Obama at the opening of the candidate's campaign headquarters in Covington.

Oldham physician Michael Kelley is the only Democratic candidate running for the 4th Congressional District seat currently held by Geoff Davis (R-Hebron). Kelley enters the race as a relative unknown compared to the previous Democratic suitors to the 4th, with none of their financial or organizational advantages.

In this interview with PolitickerKY.com, Kelley speaks of his hopes to connect to voters with a "non-traditional" campaign - it will include the candidate cycling across the district. Kelley also acknowledges the challenges of a race against an entrenched political veteran, his own distaste for campaign fundraising, and how his medical experience could inform his work if elected.

Michael Kelley

"I don’t think I would want a Congressman who is excited about wasting millions of dollars on a campaign, because once you get comfortable spending millions of dollars for no real tangible good, well, now maybe you are comfortable spending billions of dollars or hundreds of billions of dollars for no real tangible good."

Introducing her husband to an assembled crowd of fellow Republicans in Northern Kentucky on Saturday night, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao said Senator and Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was playing a crucial role in preventing the “Europeanization” of American labor law.  read more »