Marianne Williamson, the self-help creator, is suspending her long-shot marketing campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, she stated in a video handle on Wednesday.
She thanked her supporters within the handle, urging them to hold on her marketing campaign’s message and run for workplace themselves.
“For those who really feel that you’ve a deeper appreciation of the promise of America and of your accountability to do one thing about it,” Ms. Williamson stated, then, she added, “this marketing campaign may have succeeded.”
Ms. Williamson on Tuesday positioned a really distant third place in Nevada’s major election, behind President Biden — who received practically 90 p.c of the vote — and behind “none of those candidates,” a poll possibility that earned lower than 6 p.c of the vote. She had put vital effort into campaigning within the state earlier than the first, however in the end drew beneath 3 p.c of the vote.
She additionally positioned a really distant second within the South Carolina major, with simply over 2 p.c of the vote, however she topped Consultant Dean Phillips of Minnesota — who had to this point been Mr. Biden’s most vital rival. Mr. Phillips was not on the poll in Nevada, and has pointed to Michigan as the following major he intends to compete in.
It was Ms. Williamson’s second try at working for president. She had earned some publicity early within the Democratic debates throughout her first run in 2020, however dropped out of the race earlier than the primary votes have been solid.
Ms. Williamson made it additional this time, lasting via two official presidential primaries, in addition to the unsanctioned New Hampshire major that can award no delegates within the nominating contest.
