Earlier today I asked a few local political notables to email me their thoughts as the Super Tuesday results came in. Congressman Jim McDermott, one of Washington’s still-undecided superdelegates, sends this reaction:

It’s a long way from over and now it’s your turn. No one walks away with the nomination tonight, but let me tell you something that worries me: the demographics, so far at least, indicate that just over 10 percent of the democratic voters were under 30. That’s a missed opportunity for young people to decide their future, and there has been no election in my lifetime that is more important than this one to replace George Bush; we must get back on the right track. It is your future that I am worried about, not mine; my son and daughter and my grandchildren, like you, face huge deficits, global warming and deteriorating American standing in the world. Who we pick this time is more important than any selection we have made in 150 years. This weekend in the state of Washington, you have to participate in order to have a say in your future. You can’t be against the war and against participating; you can’t be concerned about global warming and not show up. And, let me clear up one misconception. I am not uncommitted in the upcoming Caucus. I am totally committed to electing a Democratic President this November. See you on Saturday.