POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: PATRICK’s 2020 deadline — LIVELY’s MassGOP lawsuit — JOYCE sells his office
PATRICK’s 2020 deadline — LIVELY’s MassGOP lawsuit — JOYCE sells his office 6/05/2018 07:14 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. FORMER GOVS LEAVE FEW POLITICAL FOOTPRINTS — Even though Deval Patrick is giving himself until the end of this year to decide whether to run for president , the former governor was nowhere to be seen among the party faithful last weekend in Worcester. Patrick did not attend the state Democratic convention - and there was little sign that Patrick's absence was deeply felt. Like Mitt Romney, the Republican governor who came before him and also had presidential ambitions, Patrick didn't leave much of a mark on his state party. It's been nearly four years since Patrick left office and the party faithful are now enthralled with Elizabeth Warren and Maura Healey . For...