Deval Patrick 2020 presidential campaign
The 2020 presidential campaign of Deval Patrick, the former Governor of Massachusetts, began on November 14, 2019, when Patrick announced he was running in the Democratic primaries through a video message.[1]
Deval Patrick 2020 presidential campaign | |
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Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries) |
Candidate | Deval Patrick |
Affiliation | Democratic Party |
Status | Announced: November 14, 2019 Suspended: February 12, 2020 |
Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Slogan | Deval for All |
Website | |
Official website |
Background
On February 28, 2018, in response to reports that David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett wanted him to run for president, Patrick stated on public radio that it was "on my radar screen".[2][3] On December 6, 2018, Patrick formally announced via Facebook that he would not be running for president in 2020.[4][5] However, on November 11, 2019, The New York Times reported that Patrick was thinking of making a late entry into the presidential race.[6]
Two days later, it was reported that Patrick will file to run beginning in New Hampshire.[7]
Announcement
Patrick officially entered the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries on November 14, 2019.[8]
Suspension
He ended his campaign after the New Hampshire primary on February 12, 2020.[9] In polling, Patrick never reached 1%.
Deval Patrick 2020 Presidential Campaign Media
Patrick with future Supreme Court associate justice Elena Kagan at the Harvard Law School, in 2008.
Patrick signing into legislation advancing a state compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (July 2012)
Patrick announcing the reconstruction of the Longfellow Bridge in June 2010
Patrick speaking at the 2008 Democratic National Convention
Patrick (right) with his gubernatorial successor, Charlie Baker, on the day of Baker's gubernatorial inauguration
Patrick at a public meeting for the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force on February 23, 2016
Patrick speaking at the January 2023 unveiling of Boston's The Embrace monument
Patrick (center) in 2024 with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (right) and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld (left)
References
- ↑ "Deval Patrick Makes A Late Entry Into The 2020 Presidential Race". NPR. November 14, 2019.
- ↑ Kraske, Steve (2018-02-28). "Is Deval Patrick Democrats' Next Big Hope?". NPR KCUR 89.3. https://www.kcur.org/post/seg-1-discrimination-and-american-dream-seg-2-deval-patrick-democrats-next-big-hope#stream/0. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ↑ Levenson, Michael (2018-03-06). "Deval Patrick says a 2020 presidential run is 'on my radar screen'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ Patrick, Deval. "2020 Presidential Candidacy Decision". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ↑ Levenson, Michael; McGrane, Victoria (2018-12-06). "Deval Patrick isn't running for president in 2020, citing 'the cruelty of our elections process'". The Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/12/05/deval-patrick-will-not-run-for-president/Bds41bfsSvGNBaSVhz2PyO/story.html. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ↑ Martin, Jonathan (2019-11-11). "Deval Patrick, Ex-Governor of Massachusetts, Is Considering 2020 Presidential Race" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/us/politics/deval-patrick-2020-president.html. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ "Deval Patrick Tells Democrats He Will Run in 2020 Presidential Race". The New York Times. November 13, 2019.
- ↑ Stevens, Matt (November 14, 2019). "Deval Patrick Joins the 2020 Race: 'This Won't Be Easy, and It Shouldn't Be'" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/us/politics/deval-patrick-2020-president.html. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Former Massachusetts Governor Patrick to end 2020 presidential bid: CBS" (in en). Reuters. 2020-02-12. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-patrick-idUSKBN2060CO. Retrieved 2020-02-12.