Self-help guru Marianne Williamson is canceling her second campaign to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
The 71-year-old White House candidate announced her withdrawal in a campaign email to supporters on Wednesday, a day after finishing third in the Nevada primary.
She received 2.9% of the vote, finishing behind President Biden and the choice of “none of these candidates.”
“First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you don’t win :)…” Williamson’s concession note began.
“I am deeply grateful to all the wonderful people who have accompanied us on our political journey over the past 10 months,” she added.
“While the level of our failures is clear for all to see, some degree of success is still real.”
According to RealClearPolitics polling averages, Mr. Williamson was trailing at 9% in national polls last October after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he was withdrawing from the Democratic primary and running as an independent. It reached its peak, but has fallen to 6.5% this month.
The former adviser to Oprah Winfrey said that “processing” the experience of running for the White House for a second time after a failed campaign for the Democratic nomination in 2020 was “an ongoing process.” “It will be a journey,” he said.
“At the end of the day, I think the only real failure in life is not learning from it,” Williamson said. “I have already learned so much and I know I will learn even more. Processing this experience will be an ongoing journey in itself, and forgiveness will guide me.”
“I will not allow the emotional pain of events to bind me to the past. Rather, I will continue to focus on the larger story. I don’t know yet, but none of this It will not have been in vain. There are hidden gifts that are just beginning to be revealed.”
The best-selling author and motivational speaker believes that “prospective candidates” should peruse her platform and “draw from the well of information we have prepared to find out what works for them.” The campaign’s website will remain operational so that it can “incorporate”
Reparations for descendants of slaves, a universal basic income and a transition to 100% renewable energy were among the ideas Williamson touted during his campaign.
Her message concluded by telling supporters that all donations she receives going forward will be used to repay campaign funds.
In 2020, Williamson was accused of spending the remainder of his campaign funds and failing to repay payments to some creditors.
