This is why I appreciate Battleground. I would have never learned of the split of Nevada's Democratic Party anywhere else. Justin, are there differences in the platforms of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Victory Party? What issues separate them?
Brilliant question Paul! Unfortunately it's tricky to answer because neither has published a party platform since the split occurred. The most recent party platform for the Nevada State Democratic Party was ratified ahead of the 2020 elections. I'm fairly sure that most of the disagreement and divide between the two groups is organizational (butting heads over how to spend campaign funds, conduct outreach, recruit new candidates, etc.). While the state party was taken over by members who were affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (making the Nevada State Democratic Party the more progressive of the two in theory), the Vegas DSA chapter has 'given up' organizing with even the state party due to the way they saw Whitmer shifting toward the center after gaining leadership.
As a proxy, feel free to compare the 2022 platforms of Clark County Democrats and Washoe County Democrats. Whitmer used to lead Clark County Dems before assuming state leadership while the Victory Party based their operations out of Washoe. (Spoiler: there's not a whole lot of difference between the two.)
This is why I appreciate Battleground. I would have never learned of the split of Nevada's Democratic Party anywhere else. Justin, are there differences in the platforms of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Victory Party? What issues separate them?
Brilliant question Paul! Unfortunately it's tricky to answer because neither has published a party platform since the split occurred. The most recent party platform for the Nevada State Democratic Party was ratified ahead of the 2020 elections. I'm fairly sure that most of the disagreement and divide between the two groups is organizational (butting heads over how to spend campaign funds, conduct outreach, recruit new candidates, etc.). While the state party was taken over by members who were affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (making the Nevada State Democratic Party the more progressive of the two in theory), the Vegas DSA chapter has 'given up' organizing with even the state party due to the way they saw Whitmer shifting toward the center after gaining leadership.
As a proxy, feel free to compare the 2022 platforms of Clark County Democrats and Washoe County Democrats. Whitmer used to lead Clark County Dems before assuming state leadership while the Victory Party based their operations out of Washoe. (Spoiler: there's not a whole lot of difference between the two.)
Clark County Democratic Platform: https://www.clarkdems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-CCDP-Platform-Adopted-4_30_2022.pdf
Washoe County Democratic Platform: https://washoedems.org/party-platform/