League of Conservation Voters Endorses Cantwell

The League of Conservation Voters, a national environmental group, has already endorsed Cantwell for re-election. Cantwell was one of two senators nationwide who earned a 100% rating on LCV's 2004 National Environmental Scorecard.

The LCV, with an average annual budget of around 1 million, has a fairly good track record, having ousted 23 of 37 alleged "anti-environmental" candidates, and having 80% of the candidates it has endorsed win since 1996.

From the looks of things, this endorsement will mean a few hundred thousand in the Cantwell campaign treasury.