Will Marianne Williams Spoil Kennedy Bid?
By Bob Small
Democrats are fond of the term “spoiler” in reference to candidates they consider “fringe” candidates, with no realistic chance of winning, but possibly siphoning votes away from the :machine” candidates.
During my active time with the Green Party, both Jill Stein and Ralph Nader were dubbed “spoilers” who might cause their candidates to lose. If the best candidate you can choose is Hillary Clinton rather than Bernie Sanders, say, you’ve probably already spoiled your chances for victory.
In her second run at the Presidency, Marianne’s website lists some illuminating ideas. However, she may only be spoiling the chances of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, the other major Democratic candidate.
On her website, one could wade through her eight page “Economic Bill of Rights” and discover some quality ideas such as the right for universal quality healthcare and the right to an equitable and fair justice system. Other sections are equally verbose. Health is nine pages; Climate Action, 8 pages, and Why I’m Running is seven pages.
Some of the alternative parties that I used to run with insisted on handing out double-sided flyers and I would want to scream “Who are you trying to reach?” Less is always more in these instances.
One place where Marianne will do well is Fairfield, Iowa but they are in a highly spiritual universe that probably doesn’t exist in over one-tenth, if that, of our country.
And like many others, she may lack the “people skills” required for a lengthy campaign.
Her decision-making may also be called into question.
If Marianne Williamson is not a “spoiler”, she is, at best, a “vanity Candidate”, like Chris Christie or Francis Suarez. Hopefully, she gets what she wants from her campaign.
