Lundergan says Clinton visiting Kentucky Saturday

The Associated Press

FRANKFORT -- Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman in Kentucky says the Democratic presidential candidate will visit the state on Saturday.

Jerry Lundergan said Thursday that the New York senator's schedule will be released by her campaign later in the day.

Though it hasn't been made official, residents in Madisonville in western Kentucky have been gearing up for a possible visit by Clinton. Madisonville Mayor Will Cox says up to 3,500 people are expected to attend an annual Democratic dinner on Saturday night, in anticipation that Clinton will be the featured speaker. Cox says the usual turnout for the event is 300 to 500.

Clinton is locked in a close race with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kentucky's primary is May 20.

The candidate's visit follows a campaign swing across Kentucky on Tuesday by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who made stops across central and northeastern parts of the state.

Hillary Clinton has campaign events planned in Indiana on Friday and Saturday, including in New Albany, just across the Ohio River from Louisville.