Former presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson introduced a bid to turn into the subsequent Democratic Nationwide Committee (DNC) chair.
In a letter addressed to DNC members posted to her Rework with Marianne Williamson web site, she pledged that as chair she would search to “reinvent the party.”
She additionally warned that President-elect Trump’s political accomplishments shouldn’t be underestimated.
“President Trump has ushered in an age of political theatre – a collective adrenaline rush that has enabled him to not only move masses of people into his camp but also masses of people away from ours. It does not serve us to underestimate the historic nature of what he has achieved,” Williamson mentioned.
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Challenge Angel Meals Founder Marianne Williamson is seen on the AIDS Monument Groundbreaking on June 5, 2021, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Pictures for Basis for the AIDS Monument)
“In fact, it’s important that we recognize the psychological and emotional dimensions of Trump’s appeal. We need to understand it to create the energy to counter it. MAGA is a distinctly 21st century political movement, and it will not be defeated by a 20th century tool kit. Data analysis, fundraising, field organizing, and beefed-up technology – while all are important – will not be enough to prepare the way for Democratic victory in 2024 and beyond,” she asserted.
“We will create a surge of patriotic fervor, and a connectedness of the American heart to the great historical legacy of this country. Our ultimate success will be creating in people’s minds a sense that in order to further that legacy, your smartest move is to vote for Democrats,” she contended.
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Marianne Williamson and different Democratic presidential hopefuls within the first spherical of the second Democratic main debate of the 2020 presidential marketing campaign season hosted by CNN on the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, on July 30, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
Williamson, an writer who says she has “worked as a spiritual/political activist” over the course of her profession, pursued the Democratic presidential nomination over the last two presidential election cycles however failed to achieve traction in each circumstances.
In early 2020 she dropped out earlier than the primary nominating contest, the Iowa caucus, came about. In 2024, she suspended her marketing campaign in February however unsuspended it later that very same month.
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Different figures have additionally introduced bids for the DNC chair function, together with former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who just lately served as Social Safety Administration commissioner.
