But on Monday he said the primary "is not going to be the end of the line" and answered "no" when asked if he would drop out if he failed to carry the state.

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Grossman's comments fueled speculation that Dean, who was the front-runner in the race before stumbling in Iowa and New Hampshire, would drop out of he failed to win Wisconsin, and that he may be about to lose some of his staff.

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He would start by simply allowing any state to drop out.

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There had been speculation that Texas Governor Rick Perry might also drop out after he said he would return to his home state to reassess his campaign.

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Despite rumors that Edwards would drop out of the race, or suspend his campaign, he announced he would continue.

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He said the food would be put together into parcels and handed out to people during drop-in sessions over the coming weeks.

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