Democrats begin working on draft of party platform
Source: Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Allies of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are reviewing a 15,000-word draft of the Democratic Party’s platform that will be presented at the party’s convention next month.
Members of a Democratic National Convention drafting committee began discussing the document Friday in St. Louis. The draft platform includes a dozen themes, including sections dealing with the economy, climate change, education, health care, national security and other issues.
Clinton has secured enough delegates to receive the Democratic nomination, but Sanders, her primary rival, has said he hopes to influence the platform to reflect the views of his supporters, who are generally more liberal than Clinton’s. The platform is a statement of the party’s values and positions on a wide range of issues. While it does not bind the Democratic nominee to stances, it serves as a guidepost for the party moving forward.
Sanders said Friday in an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that he would vote for Clinton. But he has not yet endorsed her candidacy or encouraged his supporters to back her campaign. The Vermont senator has said he wants the platform to include many of his positions on income inequality, education and health care.
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