In a surprise move, Marianne Williamson, self-help author and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, has announced that she is “un-suspending” her presidential campaign. Williamson announced in a social media video following the results of the Michigan primary where, despite having previously suspended her campaign, she placed third behind Joe Biden and the “uncommitted” voters, slightly overtaking Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips. The decision to breathe new life into her presidential ambitions came as she expressed the belief that Democratic front-runner Joe Biden was not capable of defeating incumbent President Donald Trump, whom she referred to as a “fascist” and a “juggernaut of dark, dark vision.”
Williamson suspended her campaign on 7 February after failing to make substantial headway in the early state primaries of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. During her announcement, she drew attention to critical economic woes faced by the American public, such as medical debt and low minimum wage. She lamented that the government has become “of the corporations, by the corporations.” She also quoted Abraham Lincoln, suggesting that the government of the people was “perishing on our watch.”
Despite this announcement, Williamson remains notably behind in national polling averages, around 70 points behind Biden. Nevertheless, the campaign moves on to Super Tuesday, 5 March, in which 16 states and American Samoa will vote. With reference to Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 gain in American Samoa, Williamson alluded to the possibility of her victory in the territory. Williamson ended her address by imploring the American people to “spread the word” and challenge Trump’s “dark vision.”
