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Marianne Williamson ends 2020 presidential campaign
DES MOINES - Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, the spiritual guru and bestselling author, ended her campaign on Friday, weeks before voting begins, saying she did not want to make it tougher for a progressive to win.
She also said she did not believe she would be able to gain enough support in the upcoming contests to make a difference in the race to challenge President Donald Trump.
In a post on her website, Williamson said 'We will not be able to garner enough votes in the election to elevate our conversation any more than it is now.” Williamson has barely registered in the polls and struggled in fundraising since launching her bid for president last January.
She laid off her entire staff from her campaign at the end of last year, but continued to appear at campaign events in Iowa and New Hampshire in recent weeks. Her decision leaves 13 candidates remaining in the primary.
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson speaks at Iowa Democratic Party's annual Hall of Fame celebration at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids Convention Complex in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday, June 9, 2019. She announced Friday that she is ending her run for president. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson listens to a question from Zach Stafford, Editor-in-Chief of The Advocate, during the LGBTQ Presidential Forum at Sinclair Auditorium on the Coe College campus in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. She announced Friday that she is ending her run for president. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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