Kennedy Townsend stumps in Indiana

Sen. Hillary Clinton is playing the nostalgia card in Indiana, but in a different way than usual, as former Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is taking a prominent role in her presidential campaign. Today, she’ll join the Senator and former President Bill Clinton at four stops across the Hoosier State.

The 1968 Indiana Democratic primary was the first contest her father, Sen. Robert Kennedy, took part in, where he unexpectedly defeated favorite son Gov. Roger Branigin and Minnesota Sen. Eugene McCarthy.

Kennedy Townsend will appear with the Clintons at a festival for South Bend’s Dyngus Day, a Polish holiday that celebrates the end of Lent and a political tradition in the state. She will then continue on with the former president at “Solutions for America” rallies in Rochester, Logansport and West Lafayette.

Indiana, which some consider the last true toss-up in the Democratic race, goes to the polls on May 6.