As the showdown over collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin heads through the courts, national Democrats are taking up the fight in Indiana. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) released a television ad targeting Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels. The ad comes as 39 out 40 Democratic members of the Indiana house remain in Illinois, preventing anti-worker bills from moving forward. Watch the ad after the jump.
 
The DLCC's ad says the Republicans are working to “kill collective bargaining, slash wages for workers and decimate public schools by sending our tax dollars to private schools” and urges viewers to call Daniels to “stop hurting middle-class families.” Take a look:

But as the Indianapolis Star reported, the GOP -- in control of Indiana's House, Senate and Governorship, yet also powerless to carry out any legislative business because the state constitution requires a quorum to vote -- isn’t just standing by anymore. Republicans began holding committee hearings Tuesday in the House, while the Senate Appropriations Committee held its first hearing Monday. The Republicans have also threatened to censure the Democrats currently hiding out in an Urbana hotel. Democrats, meanwhile, remain "steadfast."