On Monday, the Democrats approved their 2024 platform, which includes no mention of the death penalty. This year’s platform marks the first time since 2004 the platform has not mentioned the death penalty (the 2008 and 2012 platforms called for making the punishment less arbitrary).
Public support for the death penalty has been gradually declining. A Gallup poll last year found that 65% of Democrats oppose the punishment.
The Democratic National Committee did not respond to an email asking if the party still supports abolishing the death penalty.
The lefty side of me thinks: “We’re nominating a former prosecutor…what did we expect?”
The practical side of me thinks: “This is like Palestine/Israel. Sure, Harris could be better on this issue…but Trump is still a hundred times worse.”
The far right movement isn’t an excuse for everyone else to shift right.
Oh, I agree completely. I think it’s disgusting how the right has succeeded in shifting the Overton window a ridiculous amount over the past decade or so.
She hasn’t. She’s been consistently to the left of Biden on Gaza.
Adopting a platform with as agreeable as possible to beat an extremist. As long as they don’t start endorsing the death penalty, I understand this strategy.
Adopting a platform with as agreeable as possible to beat an extremist.
They’re adopting an extremist position to beat an extremist.
I think I’d pay some Dutchmen to set fire to Lord Snowden
" Mr. Hitler* (bap) *Hilter says that Taunton is historically part of Minehead, already."
Just a few loose ends to tie up in the Courts, we only need it a little longer…
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Read about the ratchet effect before down-voting, its interesting.
I already knew about it. Which is the reason I down voted the comment. It is interesting and something to be aware of. But that doesn’t make that comment any less oversimplified conspiracy porn.
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