The Drafting of the 2008 Democratic Platform

Patricia Madrid is the co-chair of the Platform Committee for the Democratic Party. First, she describes what the party platform is and how it was composed this year. This elections platform drafting involved regular citizens who could propose their own planks. The party platform is a report that describes what the party is, what they hope, and what their principles are about it. She said it is like a “reflection” of the party. The drafting of this party platform was very different from the previous years. The Democratic Party had hearing in every state of the country where regular people came in and participate by submitting their own proposed planks. She thinks this new platform covers every topic that Barack Obama might deme as important. I really like that the Platform Committee actually went across the country and listened to what regular people had to say.