Ashley Judd Moves Closer to Senate Run

Ashley Judd has been meeting with Democratic donors, strategists, and politicians, as well as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, as she moves closer to a Senate run in Kentucky, The Hill reports. At one meeting, a source says Judd promised a decision by May 6—the day the Kentucky Derby is held. A recent poll found her just nine percentage points behind Mitch McConnell, whom she'd be challenging. And Karl Rove's super PAC apparently considers her a serious candidate; it launched an attack ad against her earlier this month. (More Ashley Judd stories.)