Equal protection under the law for everyone.
Every eligible voter gets to vote.
Moneyed interests should not dominate our public discourse in the media or the halls of Washington.
Tax the rich, help the poor. Reward and encourage productive work, not manipulation. A social safety net that assures a setback doesn't become a lifechanging disaster.
Universal access to healthcare, paid for in whatever way minimizes the burden on average Americans. (See point 3 above)
Quality public education for all, including affordable college.
Government that never shies from meeting public needs and never wastes money doing it.
Maximum individual freedom tempered by respect for the beliefs and safety of others. Regulation to ensure transparency in commerce, assure the safety of air, water, food and drugs and prevent personal enrichment at public expense. Preserve remaining natural spaces. The earth is a natural space we should try to keep habitable.
No second class citizens. Not slaves, not minorities, not women, not immigrants undocumented or not. No second class citizens. Period.
Leadership in the world that serves our interests by promoting our values and brings together others to meet common challenges.
Science.
Truth.
I keep hearing that Democrats don’t stand for anything and I am sick of it.
I grew up in the south with Democrats like Phil Gramm. Nobody said then that Democrats dont stand for anything. The Democratic party today is as united as any major party in American history.
Meanwhile the Republicans can’t agree on anything at all and tell ridiculous lies so they can pretend. The tax bill that gives trillions to the rich is for the middle class. The health care "reform" will improve access and lower cost. We embrace white supremacy and hate brown people but there is not a racist bone in our body. Guns dont kill people. Climate change is a myth. The reason they can’t pass anything is they don’t actually agree on anything, and the lies that work as rhetoric can’t paper over the differences when peoples lives are actually impacted. Country club Republicans that despise Trump for his crassness and stupidity hope he can delude the crackers into supporting their tax cuts only to find he really only cares about billionaires.
So here is my challenge to the Daily Kos community — is there something on my list that you — personally — disagree with? Something which you hold as a core belief I left out. Post it below and I will modify my list. I believe the only serious division in the Democratic party is that some on the left are convinced that the rest of us don’t actually believe those things. So don’t tell me what you think I believe, or what you think Hillary Clinton believes. What do you stand for?