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SIOUX CITY -- Fresh off an appearance at the Democratic debate Thursday night in Miami, presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson brought her spiritual campaign to Sioux City on Saturday afternoon.

"We have to unleash the spirit of the American people," Williamson told a crowd of about 25 gathered at Evolve Yoga, 411 Pearl St.

Williamson, 66, an author of 13 books (several of them bestsellers in the self-help category), a lecturer and progressive activist, has been trying to sell herself to primary voters as the candidate to beat President Trump in the 2020 election.

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Williamson made a highly publicized move to a condo in Des Moines earlier this month as a way of showing her commitment to the state and the political process. She has scheduled several campaign events in Cedar Rapids and Baldwin, Iowa, on Sunday, followed by another Cedar Rapids event July 14.

During Williamson's visit to the yoga studio, she called the Trump administration an "opportunistic infection" in the United States, which she said is suffering from a "societally weakened immune system."

A Democratic victory in 2020 could be short-lived, she warned the crowd, if the election is won solely with voters mobilized against Trump, but for the wrong sort of candidate and policies.