The Death of Love: Marianne Williamson Drops Out
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Why does this one hurt so much? Spirit guide and author Marianne Williamson officially dropped her 2020 presidential bid on Friday, just days after laying off her entire campaign staff. Williamson, whose approach to campaigning has focused on feelings, not finance, tenaciously held onto her bid despite not qualifying for the third DNC debate. Williamson, who often expressed frustration with the Democratic party, was something of an outlier maverick noted for her purported desire for “social revolution.”
The candidate had trouble gaining traction during her campaign road due to her crunchy, “psychic” approach to America’s issues, as well as a thinner-stated platform than the other potential Dem nominees. Despite this, she garnered a sort of cult, sometimes-ironic, sometimes-not following because of her mystic debate appearances, philosophical tweets and well-intentioned concern for the country’s mental health. She will be remembered as a unique and evocative candidate who managed to carve out an impact despite her poor polling.
In honor of Williamson’s drop-out, read”our interview with her from November and also peruse a curated list of some of her best tweets below. Let’s all pour one out for Mother Marianne.
If you want a simple explanation for what’s happening in America, watch AVATAR again.
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) October 26, 2017
I need to learn Spanish by tomorrow night at 9.
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) June 27, 2019
I was laying awake in my bed worrying about something, when a voice in my heart said, “Marianne, most people in the world do not have beds.”
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) September 8, 2012
When a woman is pregnant she can feel a new life gestating within her. We are collectively pregnant now, the consciousness of humanity a womb wherein is forming a new state of being. As with any pregnancy there are uncomfortable moments, but the miracle of new life is on the way.
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) January 17, 2018
