Power of polygamous group wanes in tiny town among red rocks

Hildale • In a place where political contests are virtually unknown, the campaign signs offer the latest hint that a polygamous group is losing its grip on this remote red rock community straddling the Utah-Arizona border.“For Hildale mayor vote Donia,” reads one sign featuring Donia Jessop, a candidate pictured with a contemporary hairstyle and a red business suit.The signs hanging from fences and walls are unusual because elections here have long been decided behind the scenes