Deval Patrick didn't catch the train. He exits the race for president. |
Patrick announced his decision to drop out on Wednesday.
"The vote in New Hampshire last night was not enough for us to create the practical wind at the campaign's back to go on to the next round of voting. So I have decided to suspend the campaign, effective immediately," said Patrick in a statement.
The 63-year old former governor joined the field after seeing Beto O'Rourke dropping out. He was leaning towards O'Rourke as a candidate to endorse. He joined this crowd as a strong arm to Barack Obama. He said that he wanted to bring the country together and bring the Obama years back.
He was cleared to enter the race when his wife was cleared of cancer.
Patrick admitted that his campaign was a "Hail Mary from two stadiums over." He knew the risk was great and he wouldn't get the traction as Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
The primaries were damaging to Patrick. He only got less than 1% of the state's vote.
In his closing statements he said that he's willing to help elect any Democrat to the White House and hopes the Senate will be recaptured.
"Patriotism demands, now more than ever, that we reject false choices. Despite our righteous anger, Democrats don't have to hate Republicans to be good Democrats. We don't have to hate business to fight for social justice or to hate police to believe Black Lives Matter. In that same spirit, we don't have to hate moderation to be a good progressive. I say that because, unlike most other candidates, I have actually delivered progressive results using a moderate approach."
He along with with former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) have failed to win the New Hampshire primary.
Warren and Biden have enough funds to keep sputtering along. Gabbard will be the next one to drop out and eventually sign a contract with far-white Fox News Channel. Tom Steyer hasn't considered dropping out yet, but he's working to help Democrats win the Senate.
Donald J. Trump has a 65% chance of winning reelection. The Republicans have 51% chance of holding the Senate. The Republicans have a 47% chance of reclaiming the House of Representatives.
The Democrats need to find a candidate they can rally behind. Cause it seems like Trump only needs to win three states to succeed in his reelection.
Folks, Democrats may have squandered their chances of beating Trump.
Sanders and Buttigieg have placed moderate and Black voters in a bind. They are both polarizing and the negatives are rising.
Will moderates support a self-identified democratic socialist?
Will Black voters support an openly gay presidential nominee?
Michael Bloomberg is winning appeal among Black voters despite not even campaigning in states like New Hampshire and Iowa. His late entry has also carries baggage. Republicans and the Bernie Bros are bringing back his past remarks on "stop and frisk." They are trying to tag Bloomberg as a racist.
Bloomberg has ignored the noise so far but it will be an issue when the next debate comes up and he's officially on stage with Sanders, Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Steyer and Warren.
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