Democratic candidates for state attorney general. Top row (from left): Josh Kaul (WI), Dana Nessel (MI), Aaron Ford (NV). Bottom row: January Contreras (AZ), Phil Weiser (CO), Steve Dettelbach (OH).

From the moment Donald Trump took office, Democratic attorneys general have been at the front lines of the resistance, fighting back against his worst policies in court. Now we need to send in reinforcements.

Races for state attorney general don’t typically attract a ton of attention, but these elections are crucial as progressives look for ways to thwart the Trump administration’s cruel and destructive plans. Attorneys general wield the power of the law, and with it they can check Republican abuses of power both on the state and national levels.

Currently, Republicans occupy 27 attorney general posts while Democrats hold 22 (one is filled by an independent). Of those, 30 seats are up this November, with the GOP defending 18 to just 12 for Democrats, so Team Blue is on offense. That gives us a chance to shift those numbers in progressives’ direction and better defend the rights of those Trump and his abettors have been attacking—immigrants, voters of color, women, people with pre-existing conditions, and more—across the country.

To help in this fight, Daily Kos is pleased to endorse attorney general candidates in six battleground states:

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