Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday he would not accept the nomination for U.S. vice president as he did four years ago. Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina, dropped out of the 2008 race that is still being contested by the two remaining Democrats—Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton—to see who represents the party in the November 4 election. Edwards was selected as running mate with Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in 2004, but the two were defeated when President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were re-elected. After a speech to the U.S. wireless industry's annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, Edwards was asked if he would accept the nomination for vice president. “No,” he replied, and he also declined to say whether he would endorse Obama or Clinton. Edwards quit the current presidential race after finishing third behind Obama and Clinton in early nominating states.
