RNC Invites Grassroots To Help "Develop" Platform [UPDATE]

Posted by David All
Fri, 2008-07-11 09:22

The Republican National Committee has launched its latest micro-site: GOPPlatform2008.com.

From the introduction!!!!!:

Welcome to the most grassroots-driven platform development effort in the history of American politics!

The Republican Party is seeking your input as we develop the policies and principles upon which we should stand for the next four years. On this website, you can share your thoughts, participate in polls, and communicate directly with the policymakers who will be shaping the party's agenda. All comments and feedback will be reviewed and taken into full consideration as we prepare for our convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

We hope that this process will guarantee the greatest amount of public input into any platform in American history!

"Input" from the American people can be interpreted anyway you like. Will any of this "input" make it to the actual platform? To be determined.

In the same spirit as the 92-page platform from 2004, and just in case anyone actually listens and cares, I'll add my two cents:

* A choice between nationwide high-speed Internet access and dial-up.

UPDATE 9:43 AM: Just a quick FYI - I submitted my text entry under Jobs & Economy >> Technology Policy and it hasn't yet surfaced so there's clearly a moderation policy.

UPDATE Saturday, 9:34 AM: Eric Pfeiffer has more on this over at the Ground Game including some more feedback from me. Also, shortly after I wrote this post, a top RNC official emailed me to explain that the moderation policy was only to prevent liberal bloggers from taking over the site. He explained my comment was posted within seconds.