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One a best-selling self-help author and the other a U.S. congressman, both are using their rhetorical talents to sell themselves to Democrats as more likely than President Joe Biden to defeat Donald Trump in November .
Barring a major upset, Americans are unlikely to find out.
Biden is expected to overtake Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips when their bid for the Democratic presidential nomination begins in South Carolina’s primary on Saturday.
harness love
Williamson tried his luck in the 2020 presidential race once before but dropped out before the vote.
The 71-year-old, best known to Americans for her many books about love, tried again in 2024, but got off to a rocky start – winning just 4 in New Hampshire’s first-ever national Democratic primary. % of the votes.
Her defeat looked even bleaker as Biden did not appear on the ballot due to disputes with local officials, with 64% of the vote.
Williamson’s 5,000 votes barely put her ahead of a slew of unlikely contenders who received almost no TV time, including names like The Paperboy Prince, President Bodie and even the Pest Supreme.
If I thought Joe Biden had enough to offer to defeat neofascism, I wouldn’t be running. #Marian2024pic.twitter.com/R7r70JQzNV
—Marian Williamson (@marwilliamson) February 3, 2024
But before her political disappointment, she tasted literary success, writing her debut novel, A Return to Love (1992), which became a bestseller.
She later became a regular on television and published a dozen other works.
For Williamson, love is the mantra of her career and the driving force behind her campaign for president.
In 2019, during her first Democratic primary campaign, she said of Donald Trump: “You use fear for political purposes, and only love can dispel that fear.”
The words gave her a second, albeit brief, taste of stardom on social media.
She has since tried to move somewhat away from her “spiritual guru” image, advocating for tangible policy goals such as universal health coverage, free college tuition and parental leave.
So why not pressure Biden to support these measures and support his campaign?
“We owe President Biden a debt of gratitude for defeating President Trump in 2020,” she said in a campaign video.
But she added that Biden is not best equipped to deal with “everything the Republicans are going to throw at us in 2024.”
“Who is Dean?”
Dean Phillips leaned against a truck with his hands in his pockets, waiting for attendees who would never attend an empty campaign event.
It’s a familiar scene for the ice cream mogul and Minnesota congressman, who is also running against Biden and whose campaign is trying to drum up enthusiasm.
And for good reason: The vast majority of the Democratic Party has rallied behind the president’s candidacy.
Phillips, one of the wealthiest members of Congress, has campaigned largely on Biden’s age.
If you’re asking “Dean Who?” allow me to introduce myself.pic.twitter.com/ipdBOb0MGh
— Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) December 22, 2023
If Biden wins a second term, he will be 86 when he leaves the White House.
Phillips, 50, urged the octogenarian president to “pass the torch”, arguing it would soon be “impossible” for him to fulfill his duties.
Phillips also got off to a bad start in the race — finishing second in New Hampshire but unable to stay within 40 points of Biden, even though there was no check mark for the president on the ballot and his supporters had to vote against him Put your name in the campaign. Name.
Aware of his lack of enthusiasm — just days before he had been forced to repeatedly ask the South Carolina crowd to pay attention while speaking on stage — Phillips saw the funny side.
On his campaign website, the candidate now offers “Dean Who?” hats for sale.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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