Edwards Rejects A Kerry-Edwards Ticket [View All]

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Presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday rejected any notion of sharing the Democratic ticket with front-running rival John Kerry -- unless he is at the top.

Asked on NBC's "Today" show if he would accept second place on the Democratic slate to face President Bush in the fall election, Edwards said: "I think you've got the order reversed. I intend to be the nominee." Edwards said he would not be willing to be No. 2. "No, no. Final. I don't want to be vice president. I'm running for president," he said.

Edwards declared his fourth-place finish in New Hampshire's primary just what he needed as he headed into his native South and beyond. He climbed from low in the pre-primary polls to finish just behind retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who placed third. Clark and Edwards both had 12 percent of the vote, with Clark earning more than 800 votes over Edwards.

"We've got a lot of energy and momentum going right now. My job is to keep it going," he said Wednesday.



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