Writer, entrepreneur and spiritual leader Marianne Williamson has ended her presidential campaign, months after garnering viral attention in early debates, while earning curiosity but little support from Democratic voters.
“The primaries might be tightly contested among the top contenders, and I don’t want to get in the way of a progressive candidate winning any of them,” Williamson wrote in a letter to supporters. “As of today, therefore, I’m suspending my campaign.”
Williamson had consistently received low poll numbers and last week the author laid off her entire campaign staff.
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