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Being from Boston I'm familiar with Deval Patrick. He's a strong campaigner and an eloquent orator. It will be interesting to see what happens if he gets into the race.
Deval Patrick, Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Is Considering 2020 Presidential Race
Days after Michael Bloomberg began taking steps to enter the 2020 race, Mr. Patrick’s conversations with top Democrats are the latest evidence of an unsettled presidential primary field.
The New York Times
Jonathan Martin
By Jonathan Martin
Published Nov. 11, 2019
Updated Nov. 12, 2019, 7:05 a.m. ET
Former Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts has told Joseph R. Biden Jr. and other Democratic officials that he is considering making a last-minute entry into the 2020 presidential race, according to three Democrats familiar with the conversations, the latest evidence of how unsettled the party’s primary is less than three months before the Iowa caucuses.
Mr. Patrick, a respected two-term governor and one of the highest-profile black leaders in the party, has told some of the Democratic officials that he doesn’t think any of the candidates have established political momentum and that he thinks there is an opening for somebody who can unite both liberal and moderate voters, according to Democrats who have spoken to him.
He and some of his top advisers had a meeting Sunday in Boston to discuss what a campaign would look like, according to two Democrats. And on Monday, Mr. Patrick personally began reaching out to potential staffers, telling them he was strongly considering a bid and asking if they’d consider working for his campaign.
Deval Patrick, Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Is Considering 2020 Presidential Race - The New York Times
