Marianne Williamson proposes a 'healthy alternative' to the debate drinking game. And yes, it involves yoga.

Namaste.
(Image credit: iStock)

We're still 496 days away from the 2020 presidential election, but the first of one dozen (!!!) Democratic debates begins tonight. That seems like as good a reason as any to reach for a beer (or five).

Life advice candidate Marianne Williamson has another idea, though. In an email blasted out to reporters covering her campaign, Williamson suggested a "healthy alternative" to the tried-and-true debate drinking game, proposing that journalists "do a downward dog" instead of "doing a shot" and "drop into a low plank" when people onstage "shout infrastructure."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.