# The Democrats' Worst Nightmare: Republican Platform Spoof

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-worst-nightmare-republican-platform-spoof/623514>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 30, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-worst-nightmare-republican-platform-spoof/623514 "2012-05-30T05:23:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-worst-nightmare-republican-platform-spoof/623514/1 "2012-05-30T05:23:02Z")

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Inspired by the other thread and its inspiration: [http://www.scribd.com/doc/94367949/Iowa-GOP-Proposed-Platform#](http://www.scribd.com/doc/94367949/Iowa-GOP-Proposed-Platform#)

1. Southern Baptism shall be the established church of the United States
2. Government spending on all programs shall be cut by at least half except for military spending and bailing out banks which shall have their spending tripled.
3. We support the right of corporations and individuals (which are identical) to dispose of waste anywhere and however they wish.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-worst-nightmare-republican-platform-spoof/623514/2 "2012-05-30T05:41:46Z")

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No abortion under any circumstances  
Abstinance only in schools  
Creationism only in schools

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**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democrats-worst-nightmare-republican-platform-spoof/623514/3 "2012-05-30T06:18:02Z")

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Is it actually possible to spoof the Republican platform? All of those positions are honestly held by a significant minority of Republicans.
