*ping*
Only in California would this guy be considered a Republican.
He doesn't have a chance. McCloskey is 79 years old and looks worse than Ted Kennedy. Pombo is a young, vibrant, conservative Republican who is popular in his district.
This is just an example of the lefties looking for news positive to their side. It's also a sign of desperation because if they have to resort to UCSC students doing brownie bake sales to raise money for a campaign in another distict, it's because they KNOW they can't raise money in the district at stake themselves.
The Federal government NEVER had the constitutional right to own more property than enough to put a building and a parking lot on. It did not own land in the 13 state that created it but had to beg for a place, not exceeding 10 miles square, to put its capital. But it extorted all the new states by claiming almost all of their land as property in return for the grant of state sovereignty. And then over the years it took most of that back.
"Such a win over Pombo, by a progressive like Pete, will send shock waves through the corrupt Republican power structure in the Congress, into the White House, all the way to Karl Rove's desk," reads Wasson's fundraising invitation.
But Wasson, Pete McCloskey has to win, first, and there's very little chance of that happening. McCloskey is nearly 80 years old and he has a 98-year-old Wasson throwing him a fundraiser. While Santa Cruz is definitely progressive, I can't see this group putting together a winning strategy against Pombo.
HEY! EGGS!
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98? please tell me she didn't leave spawn...
I think Pombo is nuts. I thought Pete McCloskey was dead. Last I heard of him he was running against Nixon in the primary on an anti-war platform.