Clark Stevens

The campaign of Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) confirmed this morning that the Presidential candidate will not be in the state for the Kentucky Democratic Party's Friday fundraiser.

A spokesperson for the campaign said Obama will be in Oregon on Friday and Saturday.

Still, Kentuckians can still expect a visit from Obama in the forthcoming weeks. 

"He will definitely be in the state before May 20," said Clark Stevens, the Kentucky campaign's spokesman.

The presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama announced the formation of the “Kentucky Truth Squad” this morning – a new effort the Obama camp says will help them “combat misleading attacks” from the campaigns of Senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton.

The “Kentucky Truth Squad” is composed of Louisville Metro Councilman David Tandy, former State Senator David Karem (D-Louisville), and state Representative Ruth Ann Palumbo (D-Lexington).

“We want to stand up and refute false and misleading claims,” said Tandy. “Kentucky has the opportunity to make a historic choice. We want to make sure the old-school Washington playbook of slash-and-burn politics…doesn’t prevail at the end of the day.”