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The 2020 Democratic Party platform endorsed the principle that no one should face discrimination based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. [14] It supports the Equality Act (United States) , anti-bullying prevention for LGBT youth, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 , and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes ...
The Republican platform, as of 2016, is officially opposed to same-sex marriage and other LGBT issues. [95] [96] Groups advocating for LGBT issues inside the party include the Log Cabin Republicans, Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry, and College Republicans. In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v.
Convention delegates officially adopted the Democratic Party's 2020 platform on August 18, [123] following delegate balloting by mail. [118] The platform was divided into ten sections: "pandemic response, the economy, health care, criminal justice, climate, immigration, education, foreign policy, voting rights, and identity-related rights issues."
This page describes the stances held by Democratic candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election on a variety of policy issues (e. g., domestic and foreign issues). Only candidates still in the race during the 2020 Iowa caucuses are included.
(Even though Democrats controlled the House, contingent elections are determined by state delegations in which each state receives just one vote, and since a slight majority of states in 2020 contained more Republican than Democratic representatives, Republicans would have had more votes in such an election.)
The pandemic also led to the postponement of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, and both the 2020 Democratic National Convention and the 2020 Republican National Convention were held virtually. [207] California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about the decision to sign an executive order requiring mail-in voting in the 2020 November election.
By April 2019, more than 20 major candidates were recognized by national and state polls, causing the field of 2020 major Democratic presidential candidates to exceed the field of major candidates in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries as the largest presidential candidate field for any single U.S. political party in a single ...
The number of pledged delegates from each state is proportional to the state's share of the electoral college, and to the state's past Democratic votes for president. [38] [39] Thus less weight is given to swing states and Republican states, while more weight is given to strongly Democratic states, in choosing a nominee.