The Kentucky delegation to the RNC scored big this week, and if Anne Northup's absence is any indication, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth has reason to be cautiously optimistic, too. Bruce Lunsford finally gets a debate with U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, but will anyone see it? See all of this week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

U.S. Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) for his vice presidential running mate came as a surprise to almost everyone.

She was little-known outside of her home state. During her 2006 gubernatorial campaign, she collected only a handful of contributions from 18 states other than her own. Hardly surprising or out of the ordinary for a state-level race, but it suggests she does not have a national fundraising network.

Palin collected just one $50 check from John Bender of Lexington for her gubernatorial campaign.

Bob Madon and Robert Quinn make this week's losers list, while Simpson County is a big winner. Find out who else is among this week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

While some Democrats had been turning to sites like eBay and Craigslist hoping to scoop up scalped tickets to see U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) speech tonight at INVESCO Field in front of an estimated crowd of over 75,000 people, Republicans are still giving away tickets for U.S. Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) Ohio rally tomorrow, where he had been expected to announce his vice presidential running mate.

The McCain campaign is working to build a crowd of 10,000 for the event in Dayton.

There is no shortage of second and third generations of American political families addressing delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week: Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy; James Roosevelt, Jr., the grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt; U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), the son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988; U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), the daughter of former New Orleans Mayor/U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Moon Landrieu; U.S. Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA), the son of former Pennsylvania Gov. Bob Casey; Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, the daughter of former Ohio Gov. John Gilligan; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the daughter of former Baltimore Mayor/U.S. Rep. Thomas D’Alesandro; Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, the son of former U.S. Sen. John Culver (D-IA); New York Gov. David Paterson, the son of former New York Secretary of State Basil Paterson; and Cecile Richards, the daughter of former Texas Governor Anne Richards.

Also: U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), the son of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Joseph Kennedy, and the grandson of former Boston Mayor John Fitzgerald.

Suddenly John Hayden and Joshua Evans are two guys to watch due to their close relationship with the man who may be the next vice president.

Kim Dean, the legislative director for U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Southgate), is getting a promotion, while there's mixed news for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Louisville) challenger Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville). Find out who else made this week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

U.S. Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign announced today that Tom Baker, a member of the Commonwealth's Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission, will be on the steering committee of the "Sportsmen for McCain" coalition. "I am proud to have the support of these national and state leaders within the sportsmen's community and know that their support is integral to my bid to become your next president," said McCain.

Though U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) stock continues its steep ascent, few from Kentucky will reap the maximum political benefits because they missed out on the chance to scoop up stock during the IPO while it was still cheap. According to FEC records, nobody from Commonwealth contributed a significant sum to Obama before he won his U.S. Senate primary in March of 2004.

Otis "Bullman" Hensley was arrested on Monday and charged with trying to solicit sex from minors. He denies the charges.

Hensley had run for governor twice previously. In the 2003 Democratic gubernatorial primary, Hensley received 9,372 votes and came in 3rd with 3.3 percent of the total votes cast. In 2007 he drew 3,792 votes and finished sixth out of six with 1.1 percent of the vote.

His running mate for lieutenant governor both times was Richard Robbins.