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The Petri Dish

May 8, 2008

Is Larsen ready to commit?

Posted at 1:39 pm by Jerry Cornfield

Rep. Rick Larsen, one of the state’s last uncommitted superdelegates, will hold a conference call with reporters in a few minutes to "discuss his super delegate vote at the Democratic National Convention."

Six of Washington's 17 superdelegates are presently uncommitted. Of the 10 that have endorsed, six are supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton and four are supporting Sen. Barack Obama.

Earlier today, Obama, the Democratic frontrunner, was on the floor of the House of Representatives chatting with some of the representatives who have not yet taken sides in the race for president.

In the last couple of days, Clinton and members of her campaign staff have met with undecided House members including Larsen to argue she’s got a chance.

This afternoon in The Hill, Larsen sounds less sure.

“The Clinton folks are saying, ‘Wait until June 3 so the rest of the states can play out, then we’ll do what we can to seat the delegates from Florida and Michigan.’ I think that’s a very complicated case to make,."

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