If you haven't seen something about this already: Washington State Republican Party Chairman Luke Esser recently
called the race for McCain in the state primary even though only 87.2 percent of precincts had reported. At the time Esser called the race, McCain was ahead of Huckabee by only 242 delegates, with a sizable number left to count. According to
Talking Points Memo, "Boss Esser's political benefactor, according to one Washington State political blog, is none other than state Attorney General Rob McKenna, who just happens to be John McCain's state campaign chairman."