Will he run or won't he? That's even what people close to Dino Rossi would like to know, The Seattle Times reports. Polls show the former GOP gubernatorial nominee would be competitive against Washington Sen. Patty Murray, a member of the Democratic leadership, but Rossi continues to say he'll make his decision by the June 11 candidate filing deadline.

State Sen. Don Benton and motivational speaker Chris Widener both consider themselves friends of Rossi, and both are running for the Senate. They're among 11 Republicans running in the Aug. 17 primary. But neither knows which way Rossi is leaning.

Widener admitted Rossi "would be our best chance at defeating Patty Murray," and said he would immediately drop out if Rossi decided to run.

National Republicans would love to see him jump in the race, while Democrats are hoping a third well-known Republican opts not to challenge a potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbent. Last week, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson decided against challenging Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.), and former New York Gov. George Pataki confirmed many people's feeling that he would not take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

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