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Make No Mistake Marianne Williamson Is Moving Forward
Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible”Days after Marianne Williamson announced her 2024 presidential bid, The Nation’s John Nichols spoke with the candidate about why she’s making this run.
By John Nichols MARCH 9, 2023
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson visits Fox & Friends at Fox News Channel Studios on September 10, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images)
Marianne Williamson announced her presidential run on March 4 in Washington, making her the first prominent Democratic challenger to President Biden’s expected reelection bid.
The best-selling author, spiritual counselor, and unsuccessful 2020 presidential contender faces a daunting task at a point when prominent Democrats—including many of the president’s 2020 rivals—say they want him to run and win in 2024. As she was preparing for campaign swings in South Carolina and New Hampshire, I spoke with Williamson about why she’s making this run. —John Nichols
JOHN NICHOLS: You ran in a crowded field four years ago. Now, you have positioned yourself as perhaps the most prominent primary challenger to a sitting president.
Why did you decide to run again?
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON: My choice really doesn’t have to do with who’s in the field, or how crowded it is, or anything like that. I’m running because I think there are things that need to be said in this country, because I think that only an agenda of fundamental economic reform will beat the Republicans in 2024, and because I feel I can contribute.
There is no way of knowing what’s going to be happening in the next few months, and I can’t let that kind of speculation guide my thinking.
JN: So, to your thinking, this campaign is not about Joe Biden but about the vision you hope to present?MW:Absolutely. This is about ending a 50-year aberrational chapter of American history and beginning a new one. Neoliberalism has devastated not only our economy—creating the greatest income inequality in 100 years—it has infected every aspect of our culture with injustice and despair.
It’s time for us to recognize that, cut the cord, and begin again. It’s going to take someone who is not of that machine to smash it.
JN: What made you decide to run in the Democratic primaries if your frustration is with the whole of the political machine?
MW: They are doing everything they can to invisabilize me.
They would have an even easier time doing that if I were running as a third-party candidate.
This way, for instance, I can call on the president to debate me and, if he refuses to do so, that exposes the undemocratic aspect in the corporatist elite within the Democratic Party.
Make No Mistake Marianne Williamson Is Moving Forward
Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible”Days after Marianne Williamson announced her 2024 presidential bid, The Nation’s John Nichols spoke with the candidate about why she’s making this run.
By John Nichols MARCH 9, 2023
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson visits Fox & Friends at Fox News Channel Studios on September 10, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images)Marianne Williamson announced her presidential run on March 4 in Washington, making her the first prominent Democratic challenger to President Biden’s expected reelection bid.
The best-selling author, spiritual counselor, and unsuccessful 2020 presidential contender faces a daunting task at a point when prominent Democrats—including many of the president’s 2020 rivals—say they want him to run and win in 2024. As she was preparing for campaign swings in South Carolina and New Hampshire, I spoke with Williamson about why she’s making this run. —John Nichols
JOHN NICHOLS: You ran in a crowded field four years ago. Now, you have positioned yourself as perhaps the most prominent primary challenger to a sitting president.
Why did you decide to run again?
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON: My choice really doesn’t have to do with who’s in the field, or how crowded it is, or anything like that. I’m running because I think there are things that need to be said in this country, because I think that only an agenda of fundamental economic reform will beat the Republicans in 2024, and because I feel I can contribute.
There is no way of knowing what’s going to be happening in the next few months, and I can’t let that kind of speculation guide my thinking.
JN: So, to your thinking, this campaign is not about Joe Biden but about the vision you hope to present?MW:Absolutely. This is about ending a 50-year aberrational chapter of American history and beginning a new one. Neoliberalism has devastated not only our economy—creating the greatest income inequality in 100 years—it has infected every aspect of our culture with injustice and despair.
It’s time for us to recognize that, cut the cord, and begin again. It’s going to take someone who is not of that machine to smash it.
JN: What made you decide to run in the Democratic primaries if your frustration is with the whole of the political machine?
MW: They are doing everything they can to invisabilize me.
They would have an even easier time doing that if I were running as a third-party candidate.
This way, for instance, I can call on the president to debate me and, if he refuses to do so, that exposes the undemocratic aspect in the corporatist elite within the Democratic Party.
