Spiritual author Marianne Williamson is probably going to qualify for the Democratic 2020 debates

Marianne Williamson
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The Democratic debate stage is looking positively stuffed.

Even the most longshot of candidates, spiritual author and activist Marianne Williamson, is coming close to becoming the 18th candidate to join the Democrats' 20-slot debates. Williamson is less than 2,000 donations away from the 65,000-donor minimum needed to make it, she revealed Tuesday. Either hitting that goal or polling over one percent in three predetermined polls would get her to the Miami debates next month.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.