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A political party platform or platform outlines a party's principles, goals, and positions on domestic and foreign affairs.[1] Platforms are typically announced at the party's national convention.[1] They do not necessarily have a binding effect on elected officials or candidates within the party.
Democratic Platforms
2024
The Democratic National Committee adopted a party platform during the 2024 Democratic National Convention on August 19, 2024in Chicago, Illinois.[2] This platform was drafted and approved by the Platform Committee on July 16, before Joe Biden (D) withdrew from the presidential race on July 21, 2024.[3]
In a statement, the Democratic Party said, "The Platform focuses on priorities for Democrats up and down the ballot, from 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. "[3]
2020
The Democratic National Committee adopted a party platform during the 2020 Democratic National Convention the week of August 17, 2020. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, delegates adopted the platform virtually rather than assembling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[4]
2016
The following embedded document contains the text of the 2016 Democratic Party Platform.
Republican Platforms
2024
The Republican National Committee's Executive Committee voted on July 8, 2024, to adopt a new party platform.[3] Party delegates officially adopted the platform at the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024.[5]
Donald Trump (R) co-campaign managers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles said, "President Trump’s 2024 Republican Party Platform articulates his vision to Make America Great Again in a way that is concise and digestible for every voter. While Joe Biden and Democrats argue about who will be at the top of their ticket and have implemented policies that have raised prices on everyday families, opened the floodgates to migrant crime via wide-open borders, shackled American energy with red tape forced by Washington bureaucrats, and sewn chaos across the world through weak foreign policy, President Trump will Make America Great Again through these America First principles."[3]
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump said, "Only President Trump can restore our economy, restore our Southern Border, and restore America’s standing in the world. His 2024 Republican Party Platform is a bold roadmap that will undo the devastating damage that Joe Biden’s far-left policies have done to this country, power President Trump to a historic victory in November, and Make America Great Again."[3]
The last time the Republican Party approved a new platform was in 2016. In 2020, the party re-adopted the same platform it had in 2016.
2020
See also: The Republican Party Platform, 2020 and Republican National Convention, 2020
The Republican National Committee's Executive Committee voted on June 10, 2020, to adopt the same platform the party used in 2016. The decision accompanied a series of adjustments to the itinerary and location of the Republican National Convention due to the coronavirus pandemic, including reducing the number of in-person delegates attending the convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2,500 to 336, and canceling the meeting of the Platform Committee.[6][7]
Politico reported that both conservative and moderate Republicans were dissatisfied with the decision: "Social conservatives wanted new language on gender identity and late-term abortions. Social moderates said the current platform could alienate suburbanites."[8]
Responding to criticism, RNC national press secretary Mandi Merritt said, "It would not be right for a very small group to craft a new platform without all of the delegates present."[8] On June 12, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) called for a new and updated platform.[9]
2016
The following embedded document contains the text of the 2016 Republican Party Platform.
See also
- Democratic presidential nomination
- Democratic National Convention
- Democratic delegate rules
- Prediction markets in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary
- Democratic Party officials on Joe Biden's 2024 presidential election campaign
- What happens if Joe Biden drops out or is replaced as the 2024 Democratic Party presidential nominee
- Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 presidential election
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Constitutional Rights Foundation: "Election Central: Political Parties, Platforms, and Planks," accessed March 25, 2022
- ↑ Associated Press, "Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden’s ‘second term’ despite his making way for Harris," August 19, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Democratic National Committee, "DNC Releases 2024 Party Platform to be Voted on at Convention," August 18, 2024 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "press" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The New York Times, "Democratic Convention Moves to Smaller Venue, as Delegates Are Urged to Stay Away," June 24, 2020
- ↑ Politico, "Delegates vote to approve the new GOP platform," July 15, 2024
- ↑ CNN, "Republicans vote to significantly scale back official portion of Charlotte convention and make no changes to 2016 platform," June 11, 2020
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP votes to scale back Charlotte convention, move Trump acceptance speech," June 11, 2020
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Politico, "Republicans across the spectrum slam RNC's decision to keep 2016 platform," June 12, 2020
- ↑ The Hill, "Trump calls for RNC to approve 'new and updated platform,'" June 12, 2020
