We have heard John Kerry and George W. Bush speak at their respective conventions. And both will be doing a lot of persuasive speaking in coming weeks up to the election. And both sides will spend millions on advertising, trying to convince us to vote for their candidate.
But when we make our choice, we need to go beyond the campaign rhetoric. It is important to read the platforms of the parties, because a party's nominee is pledged to uphold the party's platform and represent not just himself, but the approved agenda of his or her party.
That is why The Thinking Woman is publishing links to the full text for the platforms for the two parties along with a link to Ralph Nader's list of issues. (We have been unable to find the full text as yet of his party platform.)
At this time we are not including the platforms for other parties, but that may change in the coming weeks.
It is a lot of reading, but please take the time to read the platforms. These, more than anything else, will tell you exactly where the candidates stand.
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