He would join a long list of Democrats possibly running for the nomination….
Joe Biden currently leads in the early polls….
Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is inching closer toward deciding on a 2020 presidential run.
The former two-term Democrat plans to hit the campaign trail in a handful of races around the country this fall, which would “help him sort it out by the end of the year,” said John Walsh, a close adviser who managed Patrick’s 2006 insurgent gubernatorial campaign and later headed up his leadership PAC.
“He’s really thinking about running but hasn’t decided yet,” Walsh, who frequently speaks with the former governor, told POLITICO.
Patrick’s public visibility has increased since saying on a Kansas City radio station on Feb. 28 that a presidential run is “on my radar screen.” But he’s not yet actively working the midterm election circuit because of restrictions related to his position at investment firm Bain Capital….
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Remove Deval Patrick from the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination race….
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) said on Sunday that he is not “ready to be a candidate for 2020 yet.”
Patrick said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he has received encouragement to launch a White House bid “from all over the country and some from around the world,” but added that he is focusing on helping Democrats during the midterm elections for now….
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This leaves Harris, Booker and possibly Holder as Blacks in the mix still….