Wicker may run

[ccharles000]

Former Lt Gov. Dennis Wicker says if his friend U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge doesn't get into the Senate race, he might.

"The truth is I am continuing to talk to people who encourage me to run," Wicker told Rob Christensen. "If he (Etheridge) were to rule it out, it would increase my interest. Right now I continue to listen to people."

"I realize that the time frame is getting tighter," Wicker said, "but this is something I continue to think about."

Wicker, a Sanford resident who practices law in Raleigh, is a former state House majority leader and two-term lieutenant governor, who lost the Democratic primary for governor to Mike Easley in 2000.

He said it would take a strong candidate to defeat Republican Sen. Richard Burr next year.

http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/wicker_may_run

[bbinacan]

1. I know Dennis

this should be interesting. Dennis used to be my lawyer and my Mom used to work for him.