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Marianne Williamson, the self-help author who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in 2020, officially launched her 2024 presidential campaign on Saturday.
« The status quo, ladies and gentlemen and everyone else, will not disrupt itself, » Williamson said as she announced her candidacy at Union Station in Washington, D.C. « That’s our job. »
« We’re all here because we care about this country. But we’re all here, or at least many of us are, because we are upset about this country, we’re worried about this country, » she said, adding, « It is our job to create a vision of justice and love that is so powerful, that it will override the forces of hatred and injustice and fear. »
Williamson is the first major Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden, should he run for reelection as anticipated. But her entrance into the race isn’t likely to change the minds of leading Democrats, who’ve said they’re firmly behind Biden and don’t expect a conventional primary for the nomination.
Williamson appeared to address the struggles her campaign will face, telling the audience, « I have run for president before. I am not naive. »
« I’m not naive about the forces which have no intention of allowing anyone into this conversation who does not align with their predetermined agenda, » she said.
Williamson discussed her long-shot candidacy further in an interview with ABC’s Jon Karl airing Sunday on « This Week.
