The controversial raid on the polygamous FLDS ranch was far away in Eldorado, Texas—but as far as voters are concerned, it's the top issue in Utah's attorney general race. It is the question most often thrown at Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and his opponent Democrat Jean Welch Hill.

Says Shurtleff:

They all want to know what we're doing and continue to plan to do in regard to the polygamy issue. They encourage us to make sure we go down that road and hold these guys responsible who use religion to hurt kids.

Hill and Shurtleff disagree on whether Utah's bigamy laws would be upheld in prosecuting polygamists. Hill argues:

You can prosecute for forced marriages, but to actively prosecute a polygamist for being a polygamist? You're not going to succeed.

Because of the polygamy angle, the AG race has caught the attention of outsiders. The AP story by Brock Vergakis has been picked up across the country, including by papers in Texas.