If you’re looking for a statewide contest to watch, may I suggest the race for Attorney General between Democrat Linda Pence and Republican Greg Zoeller?

Both candidates have been raising money and working at the grassroots level, and Pence today put out a very comprehensive plan to crack down on child abuse.

“In the last year, there have been two deaths of infants in foster homes in Marion County alone, and hundreds of other infants and children have died or suffered serious, grave injuries,” Pence said. “Our children deserve thorough, independent, comprehensive investigations performed by trained professionals with integrity whose mission will be to determine precisely what happened, whether someone was responsible for the death or injuries, and then be empowered to take swift action against anyone accountable.”

This is one of those races that doesn’t get a lot of attention in a normal year, let alone with Indiana in play at the presidential level. Keep your eye on it.