Marianne Williamson dismisses ‘longshot’ comments after announcing second run for president

US presidential candidate Marianne Williamson has dismissed comments from adversaries describing her as a “longshot” as she reveals the reasons behind her decision to run for office for a second time. “Those who are describing me as a longshot are those who simply don’t want me to be in the race,” she told Sky News Australia. “By the way, Donald Trump was quite a long shot when he began, Barack Obama was considered a long shot when he began. “Nobody can predict who's going to win a political campaign.”