Lunsford speculates turnout boost could help his campaign

Senate candidate and businessman Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville) told PolitickerKY.com this weekend that increased election day turnout tie to Kentucky's competitive Presidential primary could help his bid to secure the Democratic nomination.

Spikes in voter turnout and registration are the norm thus far for the states that have already held their primary elections, given the competitive nature of the Democratic side of the race. Kentucky only saw a small registration boost of 16,000, but the attention of both Democratic candidates has since been turned to the Bluegrass state. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) visited on Friday and Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) will be in Louisville tonight.

"The Presidential race, this time, kind of hangs over all the races. Depending on how competitive that appears to be will probably determine the turnout," said Lunsford. "It's an unknown."

Lunsford indicated that if turnout is up, as predicted, it would help his campaign because of his experience running in the state.

"I would have to think that because I have run for statewide office and am known a lot of places, in certain areas of the state it'll help me a lot," said Lunsford.

Lunsford has previously sought statewide office two times, challenging for the Democratic nod for Governor in 2003 and 2007. He also served as the Kentucky's Secretary of Commerce.