Should Marianne Williamson Be on the Debate Stage?

The Democratic Party faces a tough balancing act: Alleviating concerns of elitism while also screening out far-flung candidates

Seth Masket
GEN
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4 min readJul 2, 2019

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AtAt last Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary debate, one particular image seemed to capture viewers’ attention. On the left end of the stage, there was John…

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Seth Masket
GEN
Writer for

Seth Masket is a professor of political science and director of the Center on American Politics at the University of Denver.