The battle for control of the Indiana House in 2010 continues to shape up with Republicans aiming to take out incumbent Democrat Scott Reske.

Former DNR Commissioner Kyle Hupfer just filed the paperwork to run in District 37 which includes Pendleton.  Reske had a close race in 2008 and Hupfer will have support from the governor as well as strong fundraising ability.   Looks like a targeted race to me.

Democrats labeled Rep. Brian Bosma’s Republican countdown clock outside the Indiana House chamber “partisan silliness.”   But that didn’t stop Rep. Scott Reske (D-Pendleton) from attempting to add his own message to the new wall decoration (intended to count down to the moment when a proposed Constitutional amendment on property tax caps will die this year.)

Reske wrote “Plus 365 days” on a piece of paper and taped it next to where the clock now shows 37 days remaining.  Reske said, “The Republicans aren’t good at math,” because the measure can also be considered next year.  Of course, Reske isn’t very good at math, either, because next year is a short session and, therefore, that adds only an additional 320 days or so.

Regardless, a House doorkeeper simply took the paper down and threw it away.