Comparing the Republican and Democratic Platforms

Sen. Nickles, Rep. McCollum and Gov. Ashcroft discuss the difference between the Republican and Democratic Platforms. It’s important to point out that these are all Republican politicians so their opinions are obviously very skewed. First, Sen. Nickles says that their platform hearings were very open and they had over 100 witnesses. He also says theirs is more comprehensive than the Democrat’s because its longer. He also says that their platform believes in less spending and taxes, but the Democrats want “massive taxes.” Sen. Nickles makes an interesting point saying that he encourages people to look at both of the party’s platforms and compare them. This is actually a good idea. Also something that I learned from this video was that witnesses are allowed during the drafting of the platform.