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Quixote1818

(30,443 posts)
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 10:58 PM Nov 9

I asked ChatGPT to give me a successful platform for a Democratic Presidential candidate.

Does this sound like someone you would vote for?

If you had the perfect Democratic Presidential candidate who could appeal to a broad spectrum of people. What should be their platform?
ChatGPT said:
ChatGPT
A Democratic presidential candidate aiming to appeal broadly should prioritize an inclusive, balanced platform that addresses the most pressing concerns for diverse voters. Here’s an outline of a platform that could resonate across a wide spectrum:

1. Economic Security and Opportunity
Good-Paying Jobs: Focus on job creation in renewable energy, technology, and infrastructure with an emphasis on fair wages and career growth.
Support for Small Businesses: Simplify tax codes, reduce red tape, and provide incentives for small businesses, especially in underserved communities.
Living Wage and Tax Fairness: Gradually raise the minimum wage to a livable level while ensuring tax reforms benefit middle and lower-income Americans.
2. Affordable Healthcare
Universal Healthcare Access: Implement a public healthcare option to allow people to buy into Medicare, ensuring affordable healthcare without eliminating private insurance.
Lower Prescription Drug Costs: Allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices directly, and cap out-of-pocket costs for essential medications like insulin.
Mental Health: Expand mental health services and treatment options, integrate them into primary healthcare, and invest in addiction recovery programs.
3. Climate Action and Environmental Justice
Clean Energy Transition: Set a realistic path toward renewable energy, creating jobs while reducing emissions through investments in wind, solar, and other renewables.
Climate Resilience: Invest in infrastructure to protect communities from climate-related disasters, especially in vulnerable regions.
Conservation and Clean Water: Preserve public lands, protect biodiversity, and secure clean water for all, especially in areas disproportionately affected by pollution.
4. Education and Skills Training
Affordable Education: Make community college free and work toward reducing student debt burdens, particularly for low and middle-income families.
Investment in Trades: Promote vocational training and apprenticeships, aligning with job market demands for skilled tradespeople and technical expertise.
Universal Pre-K: Expand access to high-quality early childhood education, leveling the playing field for young children from all backgrounds.
5. Safe and Inclusive Communities
Gun Safety Reform: Implement common-sense gun laws, including universal background checks, red-flag laws, and secure storage requirements.
Criminal Justice Reform: Address systemic inequalities with reforms to sentencing laws, expand rehabilitation programs, and invest in community policing models that improve safety and trust.
Affordable Housing: Expand access to affordable housing by incentivizing new construction, supporting first-time homebuyers, and increasing resources for renters.
6. Reproductive Rights and Gender Equality
Protection of Reproductive Rights: Support codifying Roe v. Wade, ensuring that reproductive health decisions remain between individuals and their doctors.
Support for Families: Enact paid family leave, affordable childcare, and equal pay initiatives, promoting a family-friendly environment for working parents.
7. Immigration Reform
Pathway to Citizenship: Offer a clear pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who meet specific requirements.
Border Security: Balance humane border security measures with respect for human rights, improving the asylum process and ensuring safety at entry points.
Worker Protections: Protect immigrant workers from exploitation and ensure that they have equal protections under labor laws.
8. Defending Democracy and Voting Rights
Voting Accessibility: Protect and expand voting rights with measures like automatic voter registration, expanding mail-in voting, and making Election Day a national holiday.
Campaign Finance Reform: Tackle the influence of big money in politics by supporting transparent campaign finance laws and reducing corporate influence.
Strengthening Checks and Balances: Promote ethics reforms and protect democratic institutions to prevent abuses of power and ensure accountability.
9. National Security and Foreign Policy
Strengthening Global Alliances: Restore relationships with allies, prioritize diplomacy, and support multilateral efforts to address global issues like climate change, cyber threats, and human rights.
Defending Cybersecurity: Invest in cybersecurity infrastructure to protect against foreign and domestic threats, including election security measures.
Veterans’ Services: Expand healthcare, mental health services, and job training for veterans, ensuring they have robust support upon returning to civilian life.
10. Technology, Innovation, and Privacy
Digital Infrastructure: Invest in nationwide broadband, especially in rural and underserved areas, making digital resources accessible to all.
Data Privacy Protections: Develop comprehensive privacy laws that protect consumers’ data rights while allowing for responsible innovation.
AI and Automation Transition: Prepare for shifts in the job market due to automation and AI by investing in retraining programs and supporting sectors most affected by technological change.
This platform aims to connect with a wide base by balancing progressive goals with pragmatic solutions, showing a commitment to fairness, opportunity, and responsive government. The approach demonstrates an understanding of urban and rural needs, economic security, and respect for individual freedoms—priorities that could resonate with a broad coalition.

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TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)
6. The campaign covered many of those issues.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 11:10 PM
Nov 9

Issues should have been the exclusive focus of the campaign. The time spent bashing Trump for the 4,000th time probably accomplished next to nothing. Anyone who was going to turn on Trump turned on him years ago, but we were convinced that if we just told them them one more time, they'd magically change their minds.

Some still are.

Tadpole Raisin

(1,561 posts)
2. But we are in the Mirror, Mirror universe of Star Trek and the doorway between
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 11:07 PM
Nov 9

the two universes has started to close.

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)
3. I've been saying for months that we should have mostly ignored Trump and run almost entirely on issues.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 11:07 PM
Nov 9

Harris was at her best when she was discussing her visions for the future and telling voters what she and Democrats would do for them and for the country.

People want to vote *for* someone and not just against someone else. Contrary to assertions, everyone knows what and who Trump is. Beating voters over the head with it for the 4,000th time probably accomplished next to nothing. We should learn something from that, but I'm not sure we will.

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)
8. I hope we learn something from it.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 11:17 PM
Nov 9

Politics is cyclical and there will be a backlash against Trumpism at some point. We need to be prepared to take advantage. Everything in the OP would be a great place to start.

Quixote1818

(30,443 posts)
10. I think we need to run with a message we are going to shake things up
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 11:28 PM
Nov 9

Harris promised to take on drug companies and to ban price gouging but those didn't get enough attention.

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)
11. I agree, and a lot of her other policy/issue stances didn't get enough attention.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 11:34 PM
Nov 9

Trump sucks up all the oxygen in the room. The only good thing about 2024 is that he can't run again, and maybe the midterms and the GE on 2028 can be more focused on issues. We have to try to make that happen.

Even outlets that were reasonably pro-Harris like MSNBC (in the afternoon/evenings -- Rachel, Lawrence, etc.) spent more time on things Harris said about Trump than what she said about issues, and an inordinate amount of time on everything Trump ever did, however irrelevant. Harris really did cover a lot of issues in her campaign, but one wouldn't know it if they weren't watching her actual speeches and not just the soundbites.

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)
9. It's actually quite detailed.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 11:20 PM
Nov 9

I'm not sure we're reading the same thing.

In fact, it's probably too detailed. Detailed proposals and hard promises often cause more trouble than they're worth. Win, then govern.

highplainsdem

(53,009 posts)
12. All that mindless chatbot has done is patch together a lot of stuff from various platforms and wish lists.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 12:00 AM
Nov 10

The chatbot has no awareness of what it recommended and can give a different answer every time it's asked.

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