What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe?

[sybylla]

26. Your post conflates two separate entities - politicians and the Democratic Party.

Unfortunately it's a common mistake.

The party, a democratic (small d) organization chooses what it believes through a democratic process and calls it a platform. Each state has it's own party platform. In most states it's surprisingly progressive, others not so much, but it's out there for everyone to see.

That's what the Democratic Party believes.

What politicians/candidates who call themselves Democrats do, say, and believe is very often another thing entirely.

The bigger the party, the more weight and pressure that comes to bear on electeds who call themselves Democrats. Conflating the two into one is like claiming Siamese twins are one person with one philosophy and one brain.

Worse, it contributes to the "both parties are the same" bullshit that goes around.