Self-help author Marianne Williamson launched another longshot bid for the presidency, becoming the first Democrat to formally challenge President Biden for the 2024 nomination.
March 4, 2023, 3:35 PMSelf-help author Marianne Williamson speaks to the crowd as she launches her 2024 presidential campaign in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2023.Marianne Williamson, the self-help author who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in 2020, officially launched her 2024 presidential campaign on Saturday.
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.
"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. "I understand that in their mind, only those people whose careers have been entrenched in the car that drove us into this ditch should possibly be considered qualified to lead us out of this ditch. I reject that notion.
Her signature 2020 proposals included reparations for slavery and the creation of a Department of Peace, and she supported progressive policies like universal health care and free college. She faced criticism when she called mandatory vaccinations "Orwellian" and for her past comments about depression.
In response, she advocated for universal health care, free higher education, free child care and a guaranteed living wage.
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