We’re less than a week away from Election Day and the presidential race looks as tight as most people anticipated. However, recent media appearances by Kamala Harris have again failed to move the needle in her favor, and may even be accelerating a sense of alienation between independent voters and the Democratic Party as well as growing frustration within the Democratic base.
In this second of two episodes looking at the major party platforms, I sit down with my friends and colleagues in Biola University’s Political Science Department to break down the party platforms of 2024. In this episode, Drs. Scott Waller and Darren Guerra cover the Democratic Party’s platform, which is very different from the GOP platform we covered last time.
Admittedly, all three of us are conservative voters who generally vote Republican, but we’re also scholars who are interested in pursuing truth and wisdom. So, even though we bend a rather critical eye on this document, we’re working to understand the reasoning behind the Democratic Party’s choices in terms of format, length, policy options, etc. that show up in this platform.
This is a discussion that seeks to understand how the Democratic Party views the voting public in the context of a significant political realignment. If you’ve felt a little confused over why the opposing parties seem so different this year, this is a great conversation to understand the political changes afoot in America, and I would highly recommend you listen to it in tandem with our discussion on the GOP platform.
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