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The Democratic Party Platform, 2012
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The Democratic Party adopted a platform, "Moving America Forward," at its presidential nominating convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 4, 2012. The platform outlines policy priorities and positions on domestic and foreign affairs, but it does not have any binding effect on Democratic elected officials or candidates.[1]
The platform was amended by voice vote on September 5, 2012, to include additional language about God and Jerusalem.[2]
Sen. Cory Booker (D), then the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, and Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy served as co-chairs of the Platform Committee.[3]
2012 Democratic Party Platform
Amendments
Initially, the 2012 platform did not include language identifying Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as had been previously adopted in the party's 2008 platform. Following criticism from 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and pro-Israel groups, President Barack Obama (D) directed the party to reinstate the language.[2][4]
Party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) said, "The platform is being amended to maintain consistency with the personal views expressed by the President and in the Democratic Party platform in 2008."[4]
The following language was added:
| “ | Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel. The parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.[5] | ” |
The party also restored language referencing God in a statement about workers:
| “ | We need a government that stands up for the hopes, values, and interests of working people, and gives everyone willing to work hard the chance to make the most of their God-given potential.[5] | ” |
Platform
The following embedded document contains the text of the 2012 Democratic Party Platform.
See also
- Democratic National Convention, 2020
- The Democratic Party Platform and DNC Platform Committees, 2016
- The Democratic Party Platform, 2008
- The Republican Party Platform, 2012
- The Republican Party Platform, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Party Platforms Are Poles Apart in Their View of the Nation," September 4, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Pushed by Obama, Democrats Alter Platform Over Jerusalem," September 5, 2012
- ↑ Democratic National Committee, "Frequently Asked Questions About the National Platform and the Convention Platform Committee," accessed June 10, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CBS News, "Democrats reinstate 'God' and Jerusalem language in party platform," September 5, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
