Article snippet: Deval Patrick, the former two-term Democratic governor of Massachusetts, plans to announce shortly that he will not run for president in 2020, according to a person close to Patrick. Patrick had been discussing a possible run with associates and had been traveling around the country to support Democratic candidates in the midterm elections. But he had also expressed some reluctance about a possible presidential run, telling David Axelrod, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, that he wasn’t sure there was a place for him. “It’s hard to see how you even get noticed in such a big, broad field without being shrill, sensational or a celebrity — and I’m none of those things and I’m never going to be any of those things,” Patrick said in a podcast interview in September with Axelrod. The person who confirmed Patrick’s decision, and spoke on condition of anonymity late Tuesday to share confidential information, declined to say why Patrick would not run. Patrick’s decision was first reported by Politico. He was not expected to make any announcement Wednesday due to the national day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush. Since leaving the governor’s office in 2015, Patrick has been a managing director for Bain Capital, running a $390 million fund designed to invest in socially responsible businesses. Some political observers had raised questions about whether his association with Bain Capital, as well as past business dealings, might be considered a negative fo... Link to the full article to read more