Marianne Williamson officially launches long-shot 2024 presidential campaign

Self-help author becomes first Democrat to formally challenge Biden for the nomination

Self-help author Marianne Williamson, whose 2020 White House campaign featured more quirky calls for spiritual healing than actual voter support, launched another long-shot bid for the presidency on Saturday, becoming the first Democrat to formally challenge Joe Biden for the 2024 nomination.

We are upset about this country, we're worried about this country," Williamson told a crowd of more than 600 at a kickoff in the nation's capital. It is our job to create a vision of justice and love that is so powerful that it will override the forces of hatred and injustice and fear."