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2018-12-06 Home Front: Politix
Deval Patrick bows out of 2020 presidential run
[POLITICO] Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval (Whoa! Nice drapes!) Patrick is calling close allies and informing them he is not running for president in 2020, sources close to the governor tell POLITICO.

Patrick informed staff and advisers of his decision Tuesday, the sources say, with an announcement to come as soon as this week.

A close ally of former President Barack Obama
My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it...
, the Democrat rejoined the private sector at Bain Capital after serving two terms as Massachusetts' governor. But he ramped up his political activity this fall in advance of a possible presidential bid, traveling to a handful of races across the country.
Mini-Me™
Close advisers to Patrick launched a new political action committee in August, the Reason to Believe PAC, aimed at "promoting Governor Patrick’s positive vision for Democrats to rally around in 2018."

Patrick, who was encouraged by members of Obama’s inner circle to run in 2020, met with the former president earlier this year as part of Obama's string of meetings with prospective candidates.

Patrick’s supporters saw him as having the right résumé to challenge Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
‐ someone outside the fray of Washington politics, with a background in business but also as a seasoned prosecutor, a mix of experiences that could blunt some Republican attacks. His relentlessly upbeat style and lofty rhetoric could serve as an antidote to some of the bitter divisions of the Trump era, they said.
Posted by Fred 2018-12-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Damn! So the Dems are down to their last 39 or so candidates.
Posted by SteveS 2018-12-06 00:58||   2018-12-06 00:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Patrick: "That Kamala b*tch would whip my ass. And I ain't talkin' primaries or debates..."
Posted by M. Murcek 2018-12-06 05:12||   2018-12-06 05:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Deval Patrick - a lightweight's lightweight. He has one political asset, and that's his skin color.
Posted by Raj 2018-12-06 08:47||   2018-12-06 08:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Who?
Posted by DarthVader 2018-12-06 09:06||   2018-12-06 09:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Avenatti dropped out, too.
Not that anybody cares.
I guess it will come down to Warren, Harris, Biden and Bernie.
Wild card: Bloomberg
Posted by European Conservative 2018-12-06 10:08||   2018-12-06 10:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Harris. Warren has baggage, Biden & Sanders are too old. Wild card O’Rourke.
Posted by Glenmore 2018-12-06 12:24||   2018-12-06 12:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Harris just crapped the bed:
Harris: Totally unaware of $400K settlement for harassment, retaliation involving longtime senior staffer?

#MetooSometimes
Posted by Frank G 2018-12-06 13:03||   2018-12-06 13:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Frank G, that's got nothing to do with Harris. She will just brush it off as some underling getting frisky.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia  2018-12-06 13:24||   2018-12-06 13:24|| Front Page Top

#9 What will I do with my crates of Duval/Avenatti 2020 bumper stickers?
Posted by regular joe 2018-12-06 13:59||   2018-12-06 13:59|| Front Page Top

#10 What will I do with my crates of Duval/Avenatti 2020 bumper stickers?

Get a rubber stamp that says OFFICIAL BALLOT, stamp the stickers and leave them in the crates at bus stations in Florida and California.
Posted by M. Murcek 2018-12-06 14:03||   2018-12-06 14:03|| Front Page Top

#11 I didn't know he was running, but then what Democrat isn't?
Posted by Deacon Blues 2018-12-06 15:14||   2018-12-06 15:14|| Front Page Top

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