[digger48]

I just watched the thing gavel to gavel on CSPAN and was left wondering Friday morning...”ok...where and what is the Republican Platform?”

[InABunkerUnderSF]

In the 19th century party platforms were relevant. They were how the party's positions were communicated. They were in effect how the parties presented what we would now call their Brand. Journalist read them and they formed one of the sources they used to report on the campaign. In the 20th century, with the advent of mass communications party platforms became more and more irrelevant and what we call "journalists" are just spokes models how sit in booths in front of cameras and accuse the nominee's spouse of plagiarism.

At this point in time the purpose of the party platform is to pander to interest groups and to give people who have either done good work or contributed money but have no real relevance to the process feel as though they are contributing something important.

The fact that the "Never Trumpers" are appealing to the party platform just demonstrates how out of touch and irrelevant they are.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

In the 19th century party platforms were relevant. They were how the party's positions were communicated. They were in effect how the parties presented what we would now call their Brand. Journalist read them and they formed one of the sources they used to report on the campaign. In the 20th century, with the advent of mass communications party platforms became more and more irrelevant and what we call "journalists" are just spokes models how sit in booths in front of cameras and accuse the nominee's spouse of plagiarism.

At this point in time the purpose of the party platform is to pander to interest groups and to give people who have either done good work or contributed money but have no real relevance to the process feel as though they are contributing something important.

The fact that the "Never Trumpers" are appealing to the party platform just demonstrates how out of touch and irrelevant they are.