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There is one democrat -- A Mormon, and son of a very popular former governor. He represents the part of Salt Lake that is the least Mormon/furthest left. Salt Lake City, itself, is the least conservative past of the state, except Park City, where the hoi polloi from out of state have bought their expensive ski chalets.

Bush got 70+ percent of the vote here. In 1992, Clinton came in third, after Bush I and Perot. It may change someday, but, for now, I think it will stay conservative. For every liberal skier that moves into the state, I suspect there are a couple of conservative Mormons fleeing the madness in California and coming back home to Utah.

So all the Hill Air Force base workers and state workers and Novell workers and ___, who are Mormon, don't vote for democrats? I'm not sure I would put as much faith in your assessment as you do.

It is not very far from one son to Orrin Hatch the tennis pal of Ted Kennedy. Didn't Hatch and Jeffords sing together?

Does the son become a senator when Hatch retires? Does conservative Utah elect to RATS like South Dakota? The fight is deeper than you may think.