Well, he didn't get 180,000 votes like Clint Didier (12.68 percent), but Paul Akers, the other main Republican challenger (the guy who flew around in a plane) besides Dino Rossi in last week's U.S. Senate primary (he got 2.56 percent) endorsed Rossi this morning.

Here's his satement:

I encourage all concerned citizens to rally behind Dino Rossi in his bid to defeat Patty Murray in the US Senate. We have an unusual opportunity. The wind is at our back. We must unite and not allow our opponent to have even one more day to relish in any division that is amongst us.

Akers is the founder and president of FastCap, a product development company.