Self-help writer Marianne Williamson is setting her sights on the Democratic Nationwide Committee as candidates proceed to throw their hats within the ring for the open management place.
Citing President-elect Donald Trump’s period of “political theater,” Williamson mentioned in a press release that she intends to run for DNC chair with the intention to “reinvent the [Democratic] party from the inside out.”
Seemingly referencing her two failed presidential bids in 2020 and 2024, she mentioned, “My experience of what went wrong has given me insight into what needs doing to make things right.”
Whereas Williamson ran for president as a Democrat, she first ran for workplace as an impartial in 2014 for California’s thirty third Congressional District. Regardless of receiving movie star endorsements, she got here in fourth that yr.
The celeb-loved progressive is the primary girl to leap within the race for DNC chair. Thus far, she goes up in opposition to Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, Minnesota Democratic Occasion Chair Ken Martin, Wisconsin Democratic Occasion Chair Ben Wikler, New York state Sen. James Skoufis, and former Maryland Senate candidate Robert Houton.
The election to switch present DNC Chair Jaime Harrison will happen on Feb. 1, 2025.
Williamson, who was as soon as dubbed Oprah Winfrey’s “spiritual guru,” is understood extra for her motivational talks and self-help books than her political opinions. Nevertheless, she caught media consideration up to now together with her claims that the U.S. actually wanted a “spiritual awakening.”
She has authored greater than a dozen spirituality and self-help books, given motivational speeches, and beforehand led the Church of In the present day in Warren, Michigan.
And as Democrats are scrambling to create and digest election postmortems, many occasion devoted are calling for inside adjustments to succeed in not simply youthful voters however their longtime base within the working class.
Regardless of her dropping report, Williamson is one candidate who can positively be thought of a “change.”
Though her newest presidential bid was a flop, she appealed to disillusioned Democrats and Bernie Sanders supporters alike together with her insurance policies.
However is Williamson’s California “woo woo” what the DNC wants? Even her personal supporters say her try at ushering in a non secular awakening is an “uphill battle.”
“I love you Marianne, forever, but I have to treat you like I treat my senile elders at this point and just pat your head and hold your hand. 🙏🏽,” one person wrote through X.
Even Williamson noticed this tweet, responding with a easy “😉.”
She had higher hope somebody out there’s manifesting good election vibes for her.
