Will every living Democrat run for president?

On the endless multiplication of 2020 Democrats

The White House.
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"So Marianne Willamson?" I say to my wife. "She's a New Age guru from California, 66 years old. Has written books on how to use magic to lose weight. Announced last year in November. Is she real?"

"You couldn't make this up, so yes."

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Matthew Walther

Matthew Walther is a national correspondent at The Week. His work has also appeared in First Things, The Spectator of London, The Catholic Herald, National Review, and other publications. He is currently writing a biography of the Rev. Montague Summers. He is also a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow.