Needed, a Democratic Party Platform

In my book, A President's Manifesto (c) 2019 All Rights Reserved, I pointed to a systemic problem. That is, a political party must publish a platform that is the foundation of its political brand. Candidates who profess to adopt the brand through party membership should write manifestos that explain how they intend to implement the platform with attention to details in two four-year terms. 

What citizens witness now is that the Democratic Party leadership failed to publish a platform. Now, candidates are debating on an unstable foundation without it.

Tom Perez has failed to lead the timely development of the platform. Now, it is too late to repair the damage. The consequence is the brawl that we see in "debates." The public spectacles include personal attacks that distract from attention to the details and are inappropriate.

Further, the Democratic Party failed to produce a profile of qualities, resumes, and credentials for a presidential candidate. There is no party standard against which voters can assess. The party has failed to vet candidates properly.

Republicans are no different. 

American voters are flying blind at the peril of the democratic republic that is under siege by right-wing authoritarians and oligarchs. 

Democrats have weakened their chances with the party failing to do its job.

Please read: A President's Manifesto (c) 2019 All Rights Reserved

It is available free for the asking. Email: jimgeorgeauthorarchway@gmail.com.

Also read: How to Select an American President by James A. George and James A. Rodger (c) 2017 Archway Publishing.

Free sample on Google Books:

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=0QYZDgAAQBAJ&gl=us&hl=en-US&source=productsearch&utm_source=HA_Desktop_US&utm_medium=SEM&utm_campaign=PLA&pcampaignid=MKTAD0930BO1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_OzrBRDmARIsAAIdQ_IuOZwNLTLtGODi8LPvilLCqvEN6esvHTKV3d0HMA_Z67958G29XFQaAsDaEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

"Democrats clash over health care and more in debate that started with calls for unity

Mass shootings, criminal justice and race: The third Democratic debate gets tense

Ten democratic presidential candidates met at the Houston debate on Sept. 12 and discussed core issues particularly relevant to Texas. (Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post)

By Toluse Olorunnipa ,

Annie Linskey and

Matt Viser

September 13 at 12:56 AM

HOUSTON — There were brief calls for unity, and then a free-for-all. In heated exchanges at a presidential debate here Thursday night, 10 Democratic contenders laid bare the party’s deep divisions on major issues including health care, immigration and foreign policy during a debate that also featured personal swipes over honesty, mental acuity and the legacy of former president Barack Obama."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-clash-over-health-care-in-debate-that-started-with-calls-of-unity/2019/09/12/734d6ebe-d55b-11e9-9610-fb56c5522e1c_story.html?noredirect=on&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

The Washington Post