I have decided to develop and share a theoretical platform for a 2028 presidential candidate. It won’t be a platform I would expect to be supported by either party but it will be what I think would be the best platform for the country and what I will use to evaluate whatever candidates we have that cycle. (I already know that for the current cycle I would vote for Haley over Biden and Biden over Trump plus, if someone besides Biden were suddenly in the race for Democrats I would consider them over Haley or Biden.)
Elements that I know will be on the platform (not exhaustive here):
- A robust defense of our constitutional order
- Basic income in some form
- Expand the House
- Term limits (including SCOTUS)
- Open primaries
- National service/rebuilding trust in society
- Decoupling employment from healthcare
- A stance on unionization (if your workers are trying to form a union you are doing something wrong as a business)
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