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By Bruce Wright

Boston.com Staff

September 9, 2014 1:02 PM

On the eve of his states primary election to narrow down candidates vying for his seat, outgoing Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said he has some worries about another potential run for the White House by Hillary Clinton.

When asked if he would lend his support to a second Hillary Clinton presidential campaign , Patrick said, Im going to wait on all that until its time to make those kinds of decisions, reported The Palm Beach Post.

When pressed for details on whether its a foregone conclusion that Clinton would run, Patrick elaborated:

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First of all, I think shes fantastic and incredibly strong, Patrick said of Clinton. But the problem with inevitability is its sometimes interpreted as entitlement and I think that voters want competition and they want their candidates to have to work for it. We dont have to really get too deep into that because she hasnt declared yet, but its just a concern that I hope her campaign keeps in mind.

Patrick made the comments Monday night while he was in Miami to campaign with fellow Democrat Charlie Crist, who is locked in a tight race for governor of Florida.

That same topic of inevitability has been a familiar refrain for Patrick, who has echoed that word for months in reference to a possible Clinton presidential campaign.

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Gov. Deval Patrick Stops Short of Endorsing Hillary Clinton for President