Deval Patrick... David Paterson.

Deval's not blind.  (That's Paterson, who sounds like the more authentic of the two East Coast politicians.)

 But Patrick allegedly has the backing of former President Obama, and it will be interesting if he can repeat the political pattern of success -- two black men plucked by fortune from obscurity to be educated at the Ivies, who built comfortable professional lives for their families while articulating promises of hope and help to the larger black community.

There must still be donor money in Democratic circles for also-ran's willing to capitalize on their overall likeability package. For some reason, former Lt. Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg isn't seen nationally as a leader who can close the deal on his own, without court help...