Party Leaders Share Thoughts On Big Issues

With the fall election just a day away, Indiana’s Democratic and Republican parties are working hard on direct voter contact in an effort to get people to the polls Tuesday.

Indiana’s 2014 general election lacks a big ticket race – such as president or governor – and arguably lacks a marquee issue, after the proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage failed to make its way onto the ballot. 

Indiana Democratic Party Chair John Zody says when people are filling out their ballots, he hopes they’re asking themselves if Indiana can do better, especially when it comes to education.

“We see the Republicans have been extraordinarily late to the game on trying to convince Hoosiers that they are supporting public education," Zody says. "We’ve been fighting that battle for a long time and continue to do so.”

State GOP Chair Tim Berry says he thinks frustration with the federal government and satisfaction with state government will be what drives Hoosiers to the polls.

“Indiana stands head and shoulders above the rest in the Midwest as it relates to our economic standing, as it relates to our ability to recruit business and the direction that we’re moving our state under Republican leadership,” Berry says.

Three statewide offices – Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer – are up for grabs Tuesday, and Democrats are looking to break the GOP’s supermajority in the Indiana House.