Day: July 2, 2016

The draft of the Democratic Party platform is inside. The platform won't be finalized until the Platform Committee meets in a week, followed by a vote at the party's convention in Philadelphia. The proposal includes a host of liberal policy ideas, including raising the minimum wage to $15 nationwide; opposing an increase in the retirement age and cuts to Social Security; taxing top earners more to pay into the Social Security trust fund; securing equal pay for women and 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for all workers; and abolishing the death penalty. Whether the inclusion of a host of progressive policy throughout the document will be enough to appease Sen. Bernie Sanders remains to be seen. If Bernie were a smart tactical politican, he would declare victory. Why? Because look at what he has won in terms of concessions....