Today's Boston Globe has two stories on the Democratic race to succeed Mitt Romney as governor:

Patrick has raised more money than Reilly since July, though Reilly still has much more cash on hand.  People fundraising for Patrick include Obama, Robert Reich, Vernon Jordan, and Kitty Dukakis.  Patrick also has significant available personal money, unlike Reilly.

Secretary of State Bill Galvin rules out a run for governor, citing lack of money to compete with Reilly and Patrick.  This increases Patrick's profile but eliminates the possibility of splitting the opposition to him.

Romney has not announced his plans but has implicitly pledged to do so this month.  The Globe seems to be treating Healy, the lieutenant governor, as the likely GOP candidate.