Rep Rick Larsen of Washington state did what the Representative whose district I live in did not do-

Rick stood with the Constituency of his district and endorsed Barack Obama for President.

Rep Jay Inslee did not.

Way to go Rick.

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Rep. Rick Larsen endorses Barack Obama for president

By MATTHEW DALY
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

WASHINGTON — Rep. Rick Larsen said Thursday that he is endorsing Barack Obama for president.

Larsen, a four-term Democrat who represents Everett, Bellingham and other areas north of Seattle, said Obama was “the best candidate to turn our best hopes for a better future into reality.”

Obama’s performance this week in primaries in North Carolina and Indiana show “he can take a pounding and come back strong to deliver his message of hope and change. He is tough as nails,” Larsen said.

Larsen joins at least four other Washington “superdelegates” who have endorsed the Illinois senator: Gov. Chris Gregoire; Reps. Adam Smith and Brian Baird, his state chairman; and Pat Notter, a member of the Democratic National Committee.

Hillary Clinton has the support of five of the state’s superdelegates, including Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Reps. Norm Dicks and Jay Inslee, and King County Executive Ron Sims.

Rep. Jim McDermott remains uncommitted.