Writer, entrepreneur and spiritual leader Marianne Williamson has ended her presidential campaign, months after garnering viral attention in early debates, while earning curiosity but little support from Democratic voters.
“The primaries might be tightly contested among the top contenders, and I don’t want to get in the way of a progressive candidate winning any of them,” Williamson wrote in a letter to supporters. “As of today, therefore, I’m suspending my campaign.”
Williamson had consistently received low poll numbers and last week the author laid off her entire campaign staff.
The author and speaker only qualified for the first two Democratic debates this past summer but quickly rose to fame over the internet, becoming the highest searched candidate during the July 30 CNN broadcast and gaining 17,135 new Twitter followers over the next day.
Williamson’s campaign revolved around several policies including allocating $500 billion for reparations to African Americans and Native Americans, as well as other policies for tackling economic inequality. She advocated for the creation of several new governmental organizations, including a “Department of Peace,” and “U.S. Department of Children and Youth.”
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