DemDaily: DNC Releases Party Platform!
July 18, 2024
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday released the Party's Draft Platform, outlining the official planks of issues and policy goals that define what it is to be a Democrat.
| Every four years, Democratic National Committee members come together at the convention to determine the Party's core statement of principles, a document that reflects the diversity of values and beliefs of the Democratic Party, and one that serves as a roadmap for moving America forward. |
The "Historic Record and Bold Agenda for President Biden and Vice President Harris to Finish the Job" outlines Democrats' priorities for the next four years, but also aggressively draws a comparison to the Republican National Committee's (RNC) MAGA platform -- remade in Donald Trump's image and rhetoric.
“This Platform highlights the progress that we’ve made since day one of the Biden-Harris Administration and recommits Democrats up and down the ballot to our mission to give every American a fair shot,” said DNC Chair Jaime Harrison.
“While Donald Trump and the RNC crafted an extreme MAGA Platform behind closed doors, we know that their real blueprint for a second Trump term is their toxic and dangerous Project 2025 wishlist to rip away Americans’ freedoms, give handouts to billionaires on the backs of working people, and clear the path for Trump to be a dictator on ‘day one.’"
The Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project is a plan to overhaul the federal government proposed by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative group closely aligned with former President Donald Trump.
| "The Democratic Party Platform focuses on growing the economy to lowering costs for families; tackling the climate crisis and securing energy independence; closing the racial wealth gap and investing in small businesses; restoring Roe v. Wade as the law of the land; protecting communities from the scourge of gun violence and protecting freedoms for all Americans; and securing our border and strengthening American leadership worldwide." - Democratic National Committee |
The 80-page document, produced by the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee with nationwide input through the 2024 Platform Written Testimony Portal, listening sessions, and Committee testimony, diverges sharply from the RNC's ultra-nativist 16-page manifesto.
DNC Highlights of the Platform
"In the past four years, Democrats have proven once again that democracy can deliver, and we have made tremendous progress.
We’ve created nearly 16 million jobs, prescription drug prices are coming down, and we’re taking the most ambitious action in world history to fight climate change.
We’re seizing record amounts of fentanyl and securing our border in the face of Republican inaction, and strengthening NATO and restoring American leadership in the world.
We’ve worked to close the persistent racial wealth gap that has plagued our country for generations, with Black wealth climbing 60 percent since before the pandemic and Latino household wealth increasing by 19% in the last three years. We are still in a battle for the soul of our nation, and President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Democrats are running to finish the job.
Where the Democratic Platform fights to advance this bold agenda, Donald Trump and Project 2025 are planning to strip away Americans’ freedoms and dismantle our democracy. The contrast could not be more stark."
DemList will keep you informed.
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