In a world where the strong survive and the weak plunder, running for public office can be a more daunting task than holding the office itself. The films, Last Man Standing and Street Fight, depict two separate elections in two separate states as fierce battles. The films provide contrasting views of the struggle to reach public office and the tactics used to get there. Although the films depict a similar process of brutal campaigning and paralyzing elections, these films have distinctly different stories. In Central Texas, incumbent Republican Rick Green and rookie Democrat, Patrick Rose, ran a tight race for a seat within the Texas House of Representatives. This tight race was profiled in the movie Last Man Standing. Rick Green, a conservative Christian and law school graduate from the University of Texas, has held the House seat since 1999. As an incumbent candidate for re-election, Green has won the support of a majority of voters throughout the race. Rick Green rallied support at local events and church services, asserting his faith to gain support. Opposing Green was young Democrat Patrick Rose. Rose was new to politics but eager to win the battle. Rose allowed himself to be portrayed as a newcomer and a young candidate, which worked in his favor especially among women voters. Rose, a graduate of Stanford and the University of Texas, was adamant that this election could be won one voter at a time. Last Man Standing opens with Patrick Rose meandering through a suburban community knocking on doors and handing out campaign flyers. Most of those who answered the door didn't know who Rose was or that he was running for office. For most voters Rick Green was seen as the easy candidate to vote for... middle of the paper... and Street Fight outline the important fight for the title of public office. The road to campaigning and getting votes is long and narrow. Candidates have various tools at their disposal to try to win a place within a public office. These documentaries show huge differences and various similarities in the process of obtaining such coveted titles. The differences in the types of elections portrayed in the films show the huge differences between campaigns and elections across the country. Works Cited Last Man Standing: Politics Texas Style. Director Paolo Stekler. PBS, 2004. DVD."POV - Last Man Standing. Film Description | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. July 2004. Web. 08 November 2011. .Street fight. Marshall Curry directed. Marshall Curry Productions LLC, 2005. DVD.