Marianne Williamson Ends Second Presidential Bid After Nevada’s Democratic Primary

Marianne Williamson suspended her 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday after failing in the early Democratic primary.

“I read a quote the other day that said sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful,” the self-help author told fans in a video on Wednesday. “And so today, even though it’s time for me to suspend my presidential campaign, I want to see the beauty, and I want all of you who have been so incredibly supportive along this journey — as donors, as supporters, as a team and as volunteers — to see the beauty, too.”

“There’s so much we can take from this,” Williamson continued. “And that includes knowing that we set it up in a way that we should all be proud of.”

Williamson, 71, won 2.9 percent in Nevada on Tuesday with 83 percent of ballots counted, according to the Associated Press. Incumbent Joe Biden took first place with 89.3% of the vote, while Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips was not on the ballot.

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Williamson officially launched her 2024 presidential campaign last March in Washington, DC. She was the first major figure to challenge Biden, 81, in his re-election bid.

Before her official announcement, she wrote on social media: “Since the 2016 election, it’s strange that anyone thinks they can know who can win the presidency. And I’m not going to wade through this again just to add to the conversation. I’m running for president to help end an abnormal chapter in our history and to help create a new beginning.”

The Houston native advocated a “fresh start” and urged voters to “look at the world in a different way.” Her platform attracted voters on the left with its progressive stances on issues such as universal basic income and free public college, and campaign emails to supporters promised that the Williamson administration would deliver “economic transformation.”

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Marianne Williamson.

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Williamson previously ran for the Democratic nomination in the hotly contested 2020 presidential election, against candidates that included Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Biden.

During her 2020 campaign, she drew attention for her spiritual approach to her candidacy, declaring that the awe of Donald Trump can only be overcome by using “love.”

The author of 14 books, Williamson also served as Oprah’s spiritual advisor, trans Guardand ran as an independent candidate in the 2014 primary to represent California’s 33rd congressional district.

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