Is It Too Late To Jump In The Democratic Presidential Primary?

Two big names have been rethinking their decisions about 2020.

One is former Gov. Deval Patrick, who told WBUR last December that he and his wife had decided he would not run for president, calling the process "cruel."

Also considering a run is former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

So, we ask: Is it too late to get into this race? What would the path to victory look like? What do these late arrivals signal about the strength of an already-expansive field?

Anthony Brooks, WBUR senior political reporter. He tweets @anthonygbrooks.

Elaine Kamarck, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and founding director of of the Center for Effective Public Management. She is a superdelegate to the Democratic convention, served in the White House from 1993 to 1997, and was a senior policy adviser to the Al Gore campaign in 2000.

Michael Curry, the former president of the Boston branch of the NAACP and a member of the National NAACP's Board of Directors.