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A political party platform (American English), party program, or party manifesto (preferential term in British and often Commonwealth English) is a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues.
The 2012 Democratic Party platform endorses maintaining commitment to Israel's security, claiming a strong and secure Israel is vital because of strategic interests and common values, the Obama administration providing nearly $10 billion to Israel in the past three years, military support for Israel, such as the Iron Dome system, the Egypt ...
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
In 2020, the Republican Party decided not to write a platform for that presidential election cycle; [151] instead, the party simply expressing its support for Donald Trump's agenda, [152] and criticizing "the media" for biased reporting. [153] This was cited by critics as an example of how the Republican Party "became a cult of personality ...
The following is a chronological list of political catchphrases throughout the history of the United States government. This is not necessarily a list of historical quotes, but phrases that have been commonly referenced or repeated within various political contexts.
Harvard Kennedy School political scientist Pippa Norris has described Trump as a "populist authoritarian" analogous to European parties such as the Swiss People's Party, Austrian Freedom Party, Swedish Democrats, and Danish People's Party. [25] Columnist Walter Shapiro and political commentator Jonathan Chait describe Trump as authoritarian.
Letter to the American People; Liber OZ; List of Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats (UK) general election manifestos; Limehouse Declaration; Linz Program of 1882; List of Conservative Party (UK) general election manifestos; List of Labour Party (UK) general election manifestos
Joe Biden, President of the United States, served as vice president from 2009 to 2017 and in the United States Senate from 1973 until 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he made his second presidential run in 2008, later being announced as Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's running mate in 2008.