Reply #28: Time to redefine the key Democratic Part issues. [View All]

The Democratic Party must decide if it is going to fully embrace the following issues:

1. Universal Single Payer Health Care
2. Equal rights for homosexuals (marriage, etc.)
3. Election and campaign finance reform (Instant runoff voting, etc.)
4. Reduction of the military defense budget
5. Living wage

Unfortunately, although Kerry may have supported these issues, he did not make strong and well defined stances on them during the campaign (especially 3 and 4). There were many voters who voted for Bush simply because he was more explicit in the issues he supported. The Democratic party must decide if they are going to fully embrace these issues and make them an integral party of their party platform and pursue them aggressively.