Marianne Williamson (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
The former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is not giving up on her long-shot political ambitions.
In a post on her Substack, the 72-year-old self-help guru said she would seek to “work to reinvent the party from the inside out” in order to combat the rise of the “MAGA phenomenon.”
She explained:
This year’s election of a DNC Chair feels different than in past years. Before now, the party had faced defeats to be sure. But our playbook still basically worked. The waters were turbulent at times, but our ship was steady.
This year, the party faces a more critical problem than we have ever faced before. The MAGA phenomenon now challenges the very way that politics are done in America, and the traditional tool kit of party organizing will not be enough to meet the moment.
“That’s why I have decided to run for DNC Chair this year,” she declared.
According to her “Manifesto For a Renewed Democratic Party,” Williamson believes that the Democratic Party has “lost its spiritual connection” with the American people and has had its reputation damaged by the party’s establishment and corporate wing:
In essence, the Democratic party has lost its spiritual connection with the American people. Many who used to trust the Democratic party now feel cynical about it – and often for understandable reasons. The party has squandered its moral authority, its processes and policies having been corrupted by corporate influence.
It has become increasingly disconnected from the values – particularly economic values – that have always been central to the party’s identity, resulting in a mass exodus of the working people of the United States away from it. This was a huge mistake and a tragic failure.
The DNC in large part is what got us into this mess, and only a transformed DNC will be able to get us out of it. It needs to be completely reformed from the inside out, and the selection of the next DNC chairman will send a very loud signal to the entire country whether the Democratic Party is up to the job.
I’m running for DNC Chair! pic.twitter.com/7VxMnvT0d2
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) December 26, 2024
Williamson is known for her far-left progressive views, which range from reparations for slavery and the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace all the way through to open borders and skepticism of mainstream healthcare.
She is also a prominent critic of the Democratic establishment, rightly accusing them of “rigging” the primaries in favor of Joe Biden and working to stymie the chances of outsider candidates like herself and Robert F. Kennedy.
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Other candidates for the chairmanship include New York State Sen. James Skoufis, Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin, Wisconsin Democrat Party Chairman Ben Wikler, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and former Homeland Security official Nate Snyder.
The election is scheduled to take place on February 1st, with the results likely to be announced shortly afterward.
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