Edwards quizzed about Senate

[Freddie Stubbs]

Presidential candidate says that he is not "doing anything to run for the Senate seat."

DURHAM, N.H. -- U.S. Sen. John Edwards' indecision over whether to seek re-election in 2004 has been an issue back home for some time. But the subject is starting to echo on the presidential campaign trail.
On Thursday, Edwards was questioned pointedly about his election plans while holding a meeting at a restaurant here. A questioner wanted to know how the North Carolina Democrat could be running in both 2004 races at once.

"I'm running for president," Edwards said. "That's all I'm doing. What I'm doing is 100 percent running for president. ... I'm not doing anything to run for the Senate seat."

Despite such declarations, Edwards has yet to foreclose the possibility of returning to the Senate race. Nor has he publicly given his blessing to other Democrats to start campaigning for his seat. His questioner here -- who later identified himself as a Carrboro resident who happened to be visiting New Hampshire -- said he fears that Edwards' delay could jeopardize the Democratic Party's chances of keeping the seat.

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