Dem-Repub Battle For Control of 100 Member Indiana House

Democrat Scott Reske faces Republican Kyle Hupfer for the 37th district seat. This will decide which party has control and is able to either block Republican Governor Mitch Daniels' agenda or boost it. Republicans want the issues and policies on Daniels' agenda to be legitimated, while Democrats want to stop this from happening. This issue shows that the bipartisan system creates a need for public officials to campaign year-round. This is a public issue because these officials are more interested in sticking to the values of their parties so they have a chance for re-election rather than carrying out legitimation process that citizens would say, "has legitimacy."