Party Platforms Are Not Just Meaningless Fluffery
Roll Call Contributing Writer
Someone once defined a “national political party” as “a group of people who meet once every four years to nominate someone for president.” While that is the main purpose of the quadrennial party meetings, it is not their only responsibility. Political conventions are also expected to produce campaign platforms that spell out what the parties stand for and where they intend to take the nation.
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