Republicans Vote to Keep Their 2016 Platform

“The Republican National Committee’s executive committee voted Wednesday night to scale back its 2020 convention proceedings in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Perhaps as interestingly, it also voted to make no changes to its 2016 party platform ahead of the 2020 election,” the Washington Post reports.

“The move is notable because it means the party won’t change its official positions on issues such as same-sex marriage and will allow them to stand through 2024.”

“But it’s also notable because some of the language in the platform decrying what the ‘current administration’ and ‘the president’ have done can just as easily be used against the current occupant of the White House.”