Press Release
By Sarah Wagner, American Faith
08-19-24
The Democratic Party has released its 2024 party platform. Its first statement acknowledges that the Democratic National Convention is taking place on “lands that have been stewarded through many centuries by the ancestors and descendants of Tribal Nations who have been here since time immemorial.”
The 92-page document says the United States is “at an inflection point.”
“What kind of America will we be? A land of more freedom, or less freedom?More rights or fewer? An economy rigged for the rich and powerful, or where everyone has a fair shot at getting ahead? Will we lower the temperature in our politics and come together, or treat each other as enemies instead?”
According to Democrats, Donald Trump’s vision for America is based on “revenge and retribution.”
Interestingly, the party platform seems to suggest that Biden is running for a second term.
“President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Democrats are running to finish the job,” the party platform says.
“President Biden will never turn his back on our allies. In his second term, he will continue to stand with Ukraine to stop Putin’s atrocities and constrain Russia’s threat to allied nations and America’s vital interests,” the document adds, noting that Biden will “help Ukraine recover economically and support ongoing efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s democracy and deepen its political and economic relationship with European and transatlantic institutions.”
Discussing “gender-affirming care” for minors, the Democrats’ plan says the party will “vigorously oppose state and federal bans on gender-affirming health care and respect the role of parents, families, and doctors – not politicians – in making health care decisions.”
“Democrats condemn the decades-long campaign to demonize the Muslim community and will end policies that target American Muslims as security threats,” the platform adds. “We will combat hate crimes and white nationalist terrorism.”
The document again suggests Biden is running for a second term, stating that Biden “has never and will never turn his back on our military.”
The DNC approved its 2024 party platform on July 16 through a 139–2 virtual vote.
In a party platform summary released on July 13, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison said, “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.”
Harrison added that the platform incorporates a “diverse set of expertise and perspectives” and is “rooted in our collective experience and reflects a bold agenda that affirms Democrats’ commitment to protecting fundamental freedoms.”
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