Attorney general candidates see drought, Trump as issues

(The Center Square) – Colorado attorney general candidates have called this year’s race the most important in the state’s history.

The open race comes amid an unprecedented state drought and legal battles with the federal government.

Four Democratic candidates and two Republicans are listed in the June primaries to replace the term-limited Phil Weiser, a Democrat who’s running for governor. The winners of the two primaries will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election.

“I think we’re really at a crossroads for the state of Colorado,” Democratic candidate Michael Dougherty told The Center Square.

Dougherty, the current Boulder County district attorney and a former state deputy attorney general, named several reasons for concern: the state’s water crisis, hostile relationships with Republican President Donald Trump and Congress’ ineffective use of the Constitution’s checks on the balance of power.

“And with all those things together, that’s why I say this race is more important tha...