Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has decided to enter the race for the Democrat Party nomination for president. Patrick resigned from the Bain Capital consultancy the day before his late announcement. Bain is the same "vulture capital" firm Mitt Romney was criticized for working at.
Patrick is thought to be close to Obama, in ways Biden never was, and has known Obama for perhaps 20 years. The conventional wisdom about Patrick's entry is that former President Obama doesn't believe any of the current field represent his values and also have a good chance of beating Trump. Patrick is thought to have Obama's implicit endorsement.
When Patrick comes forth with what he proposes to accomplish as president, it will be interesting to see how far left he takes his platform. The center hasn't been attracting a lot of primary voter interest.
