{"id":559029,"date":"2023-03-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democrats-brush-off-marianne-williamsons-2024-primary-challenge\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T11:00:00","slug":"democrats-brush-off-marianne-williamsons-2024-primary-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-brush-off-marianne-williamsons-2024-primary-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democrats brush off Marianne Williamson\u2019s 2024 primary challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d8eaebc0d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d8eaebc0d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-brush-off-marianne-williamsons-2024-primary-challenge\/#Democrats_brush_off_Marianne_Williamsons_2024_primary_challenge\" >Democrats brush off Marianne Williamson\u2019s 2024 primary challenge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Democrats_brush_off_Marianne_Williamsons_2024_primary_challenge\"><\/span>Democrats brush off Marianne Williamson\u2019s 2024 primary challenge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/williamsonmarianne_022320_getty_williamson.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Marianne Williamson\u2019s run for president is being greeted with an eye roll among political strategists and met with radio silence within the White House and Democratic National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Williamson is set to become the first Democrat to challenge President Biden when she launches her 2024 campaign on Saturday in Washington, D.C. While a primary challenge to Biden was viewed as a possibility at certain low points for the White House last year, Democrats have largely fallen in line behind the president following a strong midterm showing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>That has made it unclear whether the party is really clamoring for someone to take on the incumbent despite polls that show voters aren\u2019t that enthusiastic for a second Biden term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The White House and Democratic National Committee separately declined to comment on Williamson\u2019s planned primary campaign and have not weighed in on her candidacy publicly. There does not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be much concern about it either among Democrats and Biden allies, many of whom do not view Williamson as a serious threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope and expect they will completely ignore it. She is not a credible candidate in any respect.\u00a0 She certainly isn\u2019t going to be challenging to win the nomination,\u201d said Matt Bennett, a co-founder of centrist think tank Third Way and veteran of past Democratic campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that\u2019s the only primary challenge he faces, Joe Biden can rest very easy until the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election,\u201d Bennett added.<\/p>\n<p>The specter of Biden facing a primary challenge, especially from someone to his left, has loomed since he first won the presidency in 2020 as a 78-year-old who\u2019d pitched himself as a bridge to the next generation of party leaders.<\/p>\n<p>A stronger than expected midterm showing by Democrats, declining fears of a recession and a strong legislative track record have all contributed to the party accepting if not enthusiastically rallying behind a Biden re-election bid.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The president continues to reiterate his intentions to run but hasn\u2019t yet officially launched a 2024 campaign. First lady Jill Biden said last week it was essentially a matter of deciding when and where to make the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, recent surveys don\u2019t always appear to be in\u00a0 Biden\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n<p>An Associated Press poll released in early February found just 37 percent of Democrats said they wanted Biden to seek a second term, down from 52 percent last fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But an Emerson College survey released this week found 71 percent Democratic voters believe Biden should be the party\u2019s nominee in 2024, up from 58 percent last month.<\/p>\n<p>That uncertainty among voters, paired with persistent concerns about Biden\u2019s age \u2013 he would be 82 at the start of a second term \u2013 has left the window open for someone to launch a primary challenge built around the idea of passing the torch to the next generation of Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Few believe that candidate is Williamson, however.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201chi @ap marianne williamson is not a \u2018major democrat,\u2019 thank you for your attention in this matter,\u201d Aaron Fritschner, an aide to Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), tweeted in response to an Associated Press post calling Williamson the first \u201cmajor Democrat\u201d to challenge Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Williamson, 70, is a spiritual adviser and author who made appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She ran for president in 2016 and polled in the single digits, dropping out of the Democratic primary before any votes were cast. Among her proposals was to form a Department of Peace.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> post announcing her plans, Williamson argued she was well equipped to \u201ctransform\u201d the country\u2019s entrenched system of governance.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSome have already said of course, Well obviously she can\u2019t win. Or Well that\u2019s good; she\u2019ll add to the conversation,\u201d Williamson wrote. \u201cBut since the election of 2016 it\u2019s odd for anyone to think they can know who can win the presidency. And I\u2019m not putting myself through this again just to add to the conversation. I\u2019m running for president to help bring an aberrational chapter of our history to a close, and to help bring forth a new beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats who have long been viewed as perhaps the most formidable primary challengers to Biden have overwhelmingly lined up to voice support for the president should he seek re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has said he will back Biden if he runs in 2024. California Gov. Gavin <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>om (D), once viewed as a possible primary challenger, said last November he does not plan to run for president even if Biden opts against seeking another term. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) declined to endorse Biden in advance of any possible primary out of respect for the process, though she has not indicated she would challenge him.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Strategists said there is still a chance another progressive like former House candidate Nina Turner could mount a primary challenge, but such a campaign would more likely be designed to criticize Biden than to actually win the party\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The only scenario where additional Democrats seem likely to jump into the fray is if Biden doesn\u2019t announce, strategists said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only kind of question there is does somebody declare from the far left who has a real presence,\u201d former Republican National Committee (RNC) spokesperson Doug Heye said, arguing that Williamson does not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut otherwise there\u2019s not going to be anybody major stepping up. They\u2019re all looking at him,\u201d he added. \u201cIf he said tomorrow, \u2018I\u2019m out,\u2019 then all of a sudden you\u2019d see a lot of tire-spinning as campaigns are trying to get started overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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