The Democratic Party’s platform includes a passing reference to universal health care and no calls to defund the police
Democrats expect to use this week’s convention to officially introduce their party platform, which calls for universal access to health care and criticizes China’s trade practices but steers clear of progressive proposals such as Medicare for All, the Green New Deal and cutting police budgets.
Delegates voted remotely on the document this month. The platform is largely symbolic, as candidates don’t have to endorse its contents, but it is an official marker of the party’s priorities and policy goals. The version approved by the party’s platform committee and sent to delegates relies heavily on recommendations from task forces made up of allies of presumptive nominee Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a top primary opponent.
After the initial draft of the platform was released, Mr. Biden’s allies fended off attempts by the party’s left flank to amend it to include progressive priorities. For the most part, the final version mirrors Mr. Biden’s current campaign promises—and doesn’t include some ideas floated by his primary rivals, including California Sen. Kamala Harris, whom he recently tapped to be the
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