Seattle tax attorney Andrew Hughes, who announced this morning that he was bowing out of the crowded Democratic race in Washington's 1st Congressional District, is reportedly asking donors for their input on challenging long time incumbent Representative Jim McDermott in the largely Seattle-based 7th CD.

A source tells me that Hughes is pitching a "four-year plan," in which he runs and loses in 2012, to set himself up as the frontrunner in 2014, should the 75-year-old McDermott choose to retire. Uh-huh.

I've called Hughes to ask for comment, and have not yet heard back.