Deval Patrick announces his candidacy for the presidency!
Deval Patrick, l'ancien gouverneur du Massachusetts, an anncéle qu'il introduced himself to the presidency of the course of 2020. Patrick l'a rendu officiel dans une vidéo in ligne postée tôt jeudi matin.
Patrick, who contributed to CBS News depuis septembre, ne remplira plus cette fonction. "Le gouverneur Patrick contributed a contributor politique to CBS News, but to the lumiere de cette décision, he told me about the end of the relationship," a statement from CBS News.
Patrick, 63, served as governor of the pending Massachusetts mandates, from 2007 to 2015, and was the CEO of Bain Capital, a capital investment company.
Patrick is a prominent African-American Democrat and has been considered a viable candidate for the presidency, given his past as a federal prosecutor, his willingness to campaign for Democratic candidates in Congress and his ties to former President Barack Obama. Last December, he said he would not appear, citing potential tensions for friends and family.
It's hard to know how Patrick's late decision to join the fray could reorganize the race for Democrats. The Iowa group will be in less than three months on February 3. And it starts far behind, in a record area that, according to the polls, is now divided into two levels: the main group comprising Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg.
On Thursday, on "CBS This Morning," Patrick described the group of current Democrats as "very talented," while asking if they could "unite the nation."
"It seems that we are migrating to a camp, a kind of nostalgia: just eliminate, if you wish, the outgoing president and we can do what we used to do again," he said. he declared. "Or, you know, it's our way, our great idea, or nothing at all, and none of these, it seems to me, seizes the moment to unite the nation."
Patrick said on "CBS This Morning" in June that it would be difficult to "break" the field of Democrats "without being a celebrity or sensationalism." However, on Thursday he said "you can't know if you can move forward if you don't get out and try it out."
Another unknown factor is former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is also considering a candidacy for the presidency and has already registered his name on the Democratic primary poll in Alabama and Arkansas. The decision of a media mogul is expected soon, say the participants.
Voters in the first primary states have repeatedly stated in interviews with CBS News that they are impressed and overwhelmed by their options and are not looking for more. Polls and interviews show Democrat primary voters are anxiously looking for someone equipped to defeat President Trump next year.
Patrick clearly believes this is a viable option and should focus on his service as governor of Massachusetts, the only Democrat to have led the state in this century.
In his eight years as governor, Patrick implemented a health reform plan initiated by his predecessor, Republican Mitt Romney, who later served as a model for Obamacare. He also raised the state's minimum wage to $ 11 an hour.
It is likely that his work as CEO of Bain Capital will attract the attention of elementary voters increasingly critical of companies. Romney, a former Bain executive, was attacked by the Democrats for his role in the firm when he ran for president in 2012.
Despite his corporate work, Patrick remained involved in democratic politics and helped campaign across the country for congressional and government candidates. Since leaving the legislature, Patrick has been in contact with a small group of consultants who advised him during his deliberations last year on the desirability of organizing a campaign.
Patrick stepped in saying he was "humiliated" by the country's encouragement to run for president, but he knew "that the cruelty of our electoral process would ultimately affect the people Diane and I love, but did not do it. " recorded for the trip ".
His wife, Diane, was treated for stage 1 uterine cancer and had a good prognosis.
Prior to his role as governor, Patrick was General Counsel to Texaco Oil and helped to bring his 2000 merger with Chevron. He was then General Counsel of Coca-Cola.
In 1994, Bill Clinton appointed him to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. In particular, he investigated a series of fires in black churches in the south.
In a brilliant profile released by the New Yorker last year, Patrick said he had campaigned in the 2018 midterm elections in congressional districts "where the Democrats had not been competitive for a long time and operated at the base. "
The article also tells the story of the governor who grew up on the south side of Chicago, earning a scholarship from Milton Academy's elite Milton School School and attending Harvard University and Harvard Law School.
He told the magazine he thought the Democrats had lost the presidency in 2016 because they had not listened. "I would say we get the government we deserve in a democracy," he said. "And if we want a better government, we have to compromise and many people have been disconnected for a long time and not without reason."
It remains to be seen whether voters will want to hear what Patrick is proposing.
Patrick, who contributed to CBS News depuis septembre, ne remplira plus cette fonction. "Le gouverneur Patrick contributed a contributor politique to CBS News, but to the lumiere de cette décision, he told me about the end of the relationship," a statement from CBS News.
Patrick, 63, served as governor of the pending Massachusetts mandates, from 2007 to 2015, and was the CEO of Bain Capital, a capital investment company.
Patrick is a prominent African-American Democrat and has been considered a viable candidate for the presidency, given his past as a federal prosecutor, his willingness to campaign for Democratic candidates in Congress and his ties to former President Barack Obama. Last December, he said he would not appear, citing potential tensions for friends and family.
It's hard to know how Patrick's late decision to join the fray could reorganize the race for Democrats. The Iowa group will be in less than three months on February 3. And it starts far behind, in a record area that, according to the polls, is now divided into two levels: the main group comprising Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg.
On Thursday, on "CBS This Morning," Patrick described the group of current Democrats as "very talented," while asking if they could "unite the nation."
"It seems that we are migrating to a camp, a kind of nostalgia: just eliminate, if you wish, the outgoing president and we can do what we used to do again," he said. he declared. "Or, you know, it's our way, our great idea, or nothing at all, and none of these, it seems to me, seizes the moment to unite the nation."
Patrick said on "CBS This Morning" in June that it would be difficult to "break" the field of Democrats "without being a celebrity or sensationalism." However, on Thursday he said "you can't know if you can move forward if you don't get out and try it out."
Another unknown factor is former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is also considering a candidacy for the presidency and has already registered his name on the Democratic primary poll in Alabama and Arkansas. The decision of a media mogul is expected soon, say the participants.
Voters in the first primary states have repeatedly stated in interviews with CBS News that they are impressed and overwhelmed by their options and are not looking for more. Polls and interviews show Democrat primary voters are anxiously looking for someone equipped to defeat President Trump next year.
Patrick clearly believes this is a viable option and should focus on his service as governor of Massachusetts, the only Democrat to have led the state in this century.
In his eight years as governor, Patrick implemented a health reform plan initiated by his predecessor, Republican Mitt Romney, who later served as a model for Obamacare. He also raised the state's minimum wage to $ 11 an hour.
It is likely that his work as CEO of Bain Capital will attract the attention of elementary voters increasingly critical of companies. Romney, a former Bain executive, was attacked by the Democrats for his role in the firm when he ran for president in 2012.
Despite his corporate work, Patrick remained involved in democratic politics and helped campaign across the country for congressional and government candidates. Since leaving the legislature, Patrick has been in contact with a small group of consultants who advised him during his deliberations last year on the desirability of organizing a campaign.
Patrick stepped in saying he was "humiliated" by the country's encouragement to run for president, but he knew "that the cruelty of our electoral process would ultimately affect the people Diane and I love, but did not do it. " recorded for the trip ".
His wife, Diane, was treated for stage 1 uterine cancer and had a good prognosis.
Prior to his role as governor, Patrick was General Counsel to Texaco Oil and helped to bring his 2000 merger with Chevron. He was then General Counsel of Coca-Cola.
In 1994, Bill Clinton appointed him to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. In particular, he investigated a series of fires in black churches in the south.
In a brilliant profile released by the New Yorker last year, Patrick said he had campaigned in the 2018 midterm elections in congressional districts "where the Democrats had not been competitive for a long time and operated at the base. "
The article also tells the story of the governor who grew up on the south side of Chicago, earning a scholarship from Milton Academy's elite Milton School School and attending Harvard University and Harvard Law School.
He told the magazine he thought the Democrats had lost the presidency in 2016 because they had not listened. "I would say we get the government we deserve in a democracy," he said. "And if we want a better government, we have to compromise and many people have been disconnected for a long time and not without reason."
It remains to be seen whether voters will want to hear what Patrick is proposing.
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