Writes Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson . . .
This morning I was interviewed by Neil Cavuto about the state of the Democratic Party, once again calling for the President to step down from his position as the presumptive nominee.
There will then be one person left in the race . . . and that’s me!
The field will open up immediately, of course, with several traditional politicians just waiting in the wings. But it isn’t the party elite who should now “decide” who the new nominee should be. The only just and democratic way to handle this is to begin a new, mini primary leading to an open convention.
A new nominating process would not be “chaotic,” as some have said they fear. It will be exciting, actually . . . it will engage people. And more than anything else, it will be the way a democracy is supposed to work.
My having won 500,000 votes in the primaries leading to this, our agenda needs to be heard going forward. It’s going to take more than a status quo politician to defeat Donald Trump. It has to be someone offering as much inspiration and hope as Trump is offering a hotbed of grievances.
I’m asking you to join with me in a deep commitment the creation of a campaign that I believe is the ONLY one that can beat Donald Trump in November. If you will look again at our announcement video from last week, plus the interview above, plus peruse the issues pages at marianne2024.com, then you’ll know why. Mine is the only campaign that stands for unequivocal advocacy for the working people of the United States.
Mine is not a campaign that goes on endlessly about Donald Trump. It’s a campaign going on endlessly about the needs of the American people and how we need to meet those needs. That’s why I should be the nominee, and it’s why I’m the one who will win. Our moment has arrived.
Please send anything you can - whether it be $3, $30, $300 or $3,300 - to create a campaign as solid as our agenda. This is an urgent moment in our democracy and we must rise to the occasion.
We can do this.
– Marianne Williamson
July 6, 2024
July 6, 2024
Related Off-site Links:
“Blew Up in Their Face”: Marianne Williamson Slams DNC Decision to Boost Biden – Naomi Lim (Washington Examiner, July 5, 2024).
Here’s How It Would Work to Replace Biden Before or During the Democratic Convention – Miles Mogulescu (Common Dreams, July 3, 2024).
Risk of Trump Win “Too Great”: First House Democrat Calls On Biden to Step Aside – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, July 3, 2024).
How to Replace Biden and Beat Trump: Longtime DNC Member Jim Zogby Proposes Process to Pick New Nominee – Democracy Now! (July 3, 2024).
Marianne Williamson Throws Her Hat Back in the Ring After Biden Debate Disaster – Marco Margaritoff (The Huffington Post, July 3, 2024).
Marianne Williamson Calls for Open Convention to Decide Democratic Nomination – Neil Vigdor (The New York Times, July 2, 2024).
Marianne Williamson Calls for Biden to Step Down – and an Open Convention to Replace Him – Lee DeVito (The Detroit Metro Times, July 2, 2024).
Marianne Williamson Calls to Replace Biden: “Today I Throw My Hat in the Ring” – Sarah Fortinsky (The Hill, July 2, 2024).
Marianne Williamson: “The System is Bleeding Voters” – Urja Sinha (NewsNation, May 19, 2024).
Love, Democracy, and Gangster Politics – Marianne Williamson (Transform, May 5, 2024).
Marianne Williamson on Why She’s Fighting for Gen Z in This Election – Julia Merola (Her Campus, May 3, 2024).
One Season Passes and Another Begins – Marianne Williamson (Transform, April 11, 2024).
Why I Keep Going – Marianne Williamson (Transform, March 16, 2024).
In Hopes of a Future Harvest – Marianne Williamson (Transform, March 13, 2024).
How Marianne Williamson’s Name Became the Placeholder for “Uncommitted” Protesters in Arizona – Alex Tabet (NBC News, March 19, 2024).
Primary Purpose and Power – Marianne Williamson (Transform, March 12, 2024).
Biden and Other Centrist Democrats Keep Bragging About the Economy. But Here’s the Problem – Perry Bacon Jr. (The Washington Post, February 20, 2024).
UPDATE: DNC Sabotage: The Silencing of Marianne Williamson and the Fight for a Fair Democratic Process – ElleBeah LB (ElleBeah’s Substack, July 21, 2024).
For The Wild Reed’s coverage of Marianne Williamson’s 2024 presidential campaign, see the following chronologically-ordered posts:
• Marianne 2024
• Marianne Williamson Launches 2024 Presidential Campaign
• Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run
• More Progressive Perspectives on Marianne Williamson’s Presidential Run
• Ben Burgis: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2023
• Despite the Undemocratic Antics of the DNC, Marianne Williamson Plans on “Winning the Nomination”
• The Biblical Roots of “From Each According to Ability; To Each According to Need”
• Marianne Williamson on The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton – 05/30/23
• Marianne Williamson’s Economic Bill of Rights
• Three Progressive Voices on the War in Ukraine
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2023
• Marianne Williamson on The Issue Is with Elex Michaelson – 07/20/23
• Voters, Not the DNC, Should Choose the Nominee
• Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire
• Marianne Williamson: “Repairing Our Hearts Is Essential to Repairing Our Country”
• Marianne Williamson on Trump’s Day in Court
• Marianne Williamson on NewsNation – 08/25/23
• Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Joins NYC’s March to End Fossil Fuels
• Marianne Williamson on Your World – 10/6/23
• Marianne Williamson’s “Radical Idea” of Putting People First
• Marianne Williamson: “We Need to Disrupt the Corrupt”
• “We Are Surging”
• “Let the People Decide”: Marianne Williamson on the DNC’s Efforts to Deny and Suppress the Democratic Process
• Democratic Presidential Debate: Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips – 1/8/24
• The Democrats Challenging Biden
• Bannering for Marianne
• Campaigning for Marianne Williamson in New Hampshire – Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Marianne Williamson: “I Have Decided to Continue”
• Marianne Williamson in Nevada – 2/4/24
• Forever Grateful
• What Marianne Williamson Learned from Running for President
• Marianne Williamson: Playing It Big
• Minnesotans Launch Super Tuesday Push for “Suspended But Not Ended” Candidate Marianne Williamson
• A Welcome Return
• This Super Tuesday, Don’t Be “Uncommitted” . . .
• Super Tuesday in Minnesota
• Marianne Williamson, the Cassandra of U.S. Politics, on the “True State of the Union”
• Marianne Williamson in Arizona – 3/17/24
• “This Is the Moment”
• Marianne Williamson on Washington Journal (4/2/24) and The Letterhack (4/4/24)
• For Marianne Williamson, One Season Passes and Another Begins
• Cylvia Hayes: “Why I’m Voting for Marianne Williamson”
• Marianne Williamson on NewsNation – 5/19/24
• “What I Want to Remember Are the Moments of Love”
• A New Beginning
See also:
• Marianne Williamson: “We Must Challenge the Entire System”
• Marianne Williamson on the Current Condition of the U.S.
• Marianne Williamson’s Politics of Love: The Rich Roll Interview
• Now Here’s a Voice I’d Like to Hear Regularly on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows
• A Deeper Perspective on What’s Really Attacking American Democracy
• Marianne Williamson on the Tenth Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street
• Marianne Williamson on How Centrist Democrats Abuse Voters with False Promises
• “Two of the Most Dedicated and Enlightened Heroes of Present Day America”
• Deep Gratitude
• “A Beautiful Message, So Full of Greatness”
• Marianne Williamson: “Anything That Will Help People Thrive, I’m Interested In”
• Caitlin Johnstone: “Status Quo Politicians Are Infinitely ‘Weirder’ Than Marianne Williamson”
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