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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublican platform: Not Obama. Democratic platform: Not Republican
Apparently neither party stands FOR anything anymore, at least not anything they want the public to know about.
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Republican platform: Not Obama. Democratic platform: Not Republican (Original Post)
Scuba
Feb 2014
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Autumn
(45,120 posts)1. That's just about it.
A shame really.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)2. Nature abhors a vacuum
We'll get something to fill the vacuum. Hopefully something good, but perhaps not.
cali
(114,904 posts)3. about all I can say for the national democratic party is that it's better
than the repuke one. the road to hell is at less of a steep grade with the dems.
and yes, that is indeed damning with faint praise.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)4. Actually, the democrats have a platform, they just don't talk about it:
Create jobs by investing in public repair projects.
But republicans refuse to fund a budget with that, so what's the point of mentioning it.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)5. What's the point of mentioning your campaign platform?
Um, to inspire voters to support you????
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)6. Elephonkys and Donkyphants.