Pombo was defeated!

From the Sierra Club Pombo for Sale webpage.

Richard Pombo of California was one of the worst legislators for historic preservation and public assets issues.

But Pombo has been defeated!

From the Sierra Club e-newsletter:

Finally, we had our biggest victory with the defeat of Richard Pombo in California. Sierra Club volunteers, myself included, were working right up to the last minute to turn out the vote for Jerry McNerney. Our ability to defeat an extreme anti-environmental incumbent, when no one else in the country believed the race to be in play, shows the power of these issues with voters and the power of the environmental movement in holding elected officials accountable. The Sacramento Bee reported this morning that even the ousted candidate recognized this fact: "Pombo ... has contended that whatever difficulties his reelection drive encountered had little to do with Iraq or Abramoff, and more to do with concerted efforts of environmental groups and other critics who targeted his race."

Guess that means I can delete the Pombo blogs from the right sidebar!
-- Say no to Congressman Pombo
-- Vote Pombo Out

Although according to Say no, Pombo aims to gut the Endangered Species Act before he leaves Congress...

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