Marianne Williamson got just under nine minutes of speaking time at Tuesday’s second Democratic presidential debate, held in Detroit — roughly half the airtime claimed by rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.

But not unlike her appearance at June’s Miami debate, the self-help guru and onetime spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey used her limited time on the microphone to maximum effect, attracting attention for meaningful answers on race and Democratic ideology. She was the top-searched candidate of the night, according to Google Trends, besting Sanders and Warren.

Williamson drew cheers when she wondered aloud why some of her rivals “seem to think there’s something wrong about using the instruments of government to help people.” And she invoked language unusual for a political candidate when, referring to the legacy of slavery and racism, she vibrated her hands in the air and warned of “an injustice that continues to form a toxicity underneath the surface, an emotional turbulence that only reparations will heal.”

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Once described as the “high priestess of pop religion,” Williamson, 67, rose to fame in the 1980s when she began writing and delivering spiritual lectures in Los Angeles and New York. Her 1992 self-help book “A Return to Love” attracted the attention of Winfrey, who said she had never been more personally moved by a book and invited Williamson on her show. She has since published more than a dozen self-help books, including seven New York Times bestsellers.

Williamson has one of the smallest campaign footprints in the race, with less than a dozen staffers, many of whom are new to political campaigns. Since formally entering the 2020 race in January, she has raised just over $3 million, far less than many of her rivals. But she is hoping her celebrity will boost her campaign. She has 2.7 million Twitter followers — more than rivals such as Beto O’Rourke and Pete Buttigieg — and regularly attracts thousands of devoted fans to her spiritual workshops in California. Williamson has spent most of her campaign in early states such as Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire, appearing before small audiences already familiar with her spiritual teachings. While she regularly polls at 1 percent or less, Williamson is so committed to the race that she moved to Des Moines last spring.

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During a campaign event in June in New Hampshire, Williamson called vaccines “Orwellian” and that, to her, mandated vaccinations are “no different than the abortion debate.” “The U.S. government doesn’t tell any citizen, in my book, what they have to do with their body or their child,” she said, according to NBC. Williamson later clarified her remarks, insisting that while she remains skeptical of “Big Pharma,” she did not mean to “question the validity of lifesaving vaccines.”

Williamson may be a long shot to win the Democratic nomination, but she’s already etched her name in pop culture history. Williamson famously officiated Elizabeth Taylor’s eighth and final wedding at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. She used to be roommates with actress Laura Dern and is close friends with actress Frances Fisher, who traveled with Williamson to the Detroit debate. Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has credited Williamson for helping him get sober. In addition to Winfrey, she has offered spiritual counseling to a litany of boldface names, including Cher, Brooke Shields, and even Bill and Hillary Clinton, who hosted her at Camp David in 1994.

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To make the next debate stage in September, candidates must meet the combined threshold of a 2 percent showing in four polls and 130,000 unique donors, with at least 400 donors in 20 states. Williamson is working to meet the donor requirement — hitting up her followers on social media to contribute at least $1 to keep her campaign going. But in spite of the attention she has gotten at the debates, Williamson has barely cracked 1 percent in most polls, though she still has until Aug. 28 to turn things around. She has not said whether she will quit the race if she fails to qualify for the debates or if she would consider a third-party bid.