You Can Judge the Democratic and Republican Platform

A party platform 

a list of support

 for, or opposition to,

socially relevant, urgent,

controversial, or 

complicated topics or

issues. 

The New York Times reports, when doing a side-by-side comparison of the platforms, the two visions are poles apart in their view of the nation.

The 2012 Democratic National Party Platform 

Democrat Platform amended - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553/?autoplay#.UEe9XbKPW9s

The 2012 Republican Platform