[MHGinTN]

Plural marriage is a strawman raised to create dissension points. It is not relevant to Romney, unless the contrast of his one marriage so successful for so long is to be highlighted.

[BobS]

"Plural marriage is a strawman raised to create dissension points."

I don't care about today's fake strawmen. I was asking about the conditions/reasons in the 1800's when it started. I just can't picture pickup artists running around in the rural frontier.