9 Ways Democrats Have Gotten More Progressive In Just 4 Years

Later this week, the Democratic Party’s platform committee will convene for its final meeting, to finalize changes to the document that lays out the party’s vision and priorities for the next four years. A draft of the platform — hashed out by a team of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters — includes some of the most progressive policies ever embraced by Democrats, some of which were considered radical just a few years ago. On topics ranging from criminal justice to abortion rights to energy, the blueprint is a sharp departure from the one approved by the party in 2012. Some delegates say they are not yet satisfied, and vow to continue fighting for revisions in the coming weeks, including a ban on fracking and strongly-worded opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Yet the platform as it stands now leans further to the left than any in recent history.

Here are the major areas where this year’s Democratic platform is more progressive than the one President Obama ran on in 2012:...
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