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Sep 2019
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Recode Decode: 2020 presidential candida...

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Author and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her campaign to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020. Williamson explains why she's still in the race even though she didn't qualify for the third debate and talks about what she has learned from running as an non-establishment candidate, negativity and anger on social media, and how she thinks about the tech industry — and vice versa. She and Swisher also discuss her entrepreneurial journey, her divisive comments about religion, vaccines, and medication, and what Williamson would do if she were CEO of Twitter.

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Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson), 2020 presidential candidate

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Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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