New 2020 Contender Supports Public Option, Wealth Tax

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick arrives at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston for the 2017 Profile in Courage award ceremony on May 7, 2017. Steven Senne, File/AP Photo

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who entered the 2020 race on Nov. 14, said that he supports a public option and a wealth tax.

Patrick, 63, who last year said he would not run for president, acknowledged in June it would be hard to gain traction without wide name recognition, but told CBS on Thursday that “you can’t know if you can break through if you don’t get out there and try.”