where do the north dakota & south dakota candidates/parties stand? (nonpartian voter guide)
NORTH DAKOTA CANDIDATES & POLITICAL PARTIES
THE DEMOCRATIC-NPL PARTY IN NORTH DAKOTA HAS A PLATFORM THAT SUPPORTS EQUAL RIGHTS. THE CURRENT REPUBLICAN
PARTY PLATFORM, IN CONTRAST, IS STONGLY OPPOSED TO EQUAL RIGHT. MOST OF THE OPENLY LGBTQ+/ALLIED CANDIDATES
THAT HAVE BEEN ELECTED, HAVE BEEN DEMOCRATS, BUT I THINK THAT THEIR WAS ONE GAY REPUBLICAN WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATURE.
THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY IS PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY NEW/THIRD/MINOR PARTY THAT IS REGULARLY ACTIVE IN THE
STATE. IT SUPPORTS EQUAL RIGHTS, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED, BUT GENERALLY OPPOSES MOST, IF NOT ALL, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AGAINST THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND WANTS TO PRIVATIZE MOST, IF
NOT ALL, GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS.
SOUTH DAKOTA CANDIDATES & POLITICAL PARTIES
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM SUPPORTS EQUAL RIGHTS, WHILE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S PLATFORM IS OPPOSED TO EQUAL RIGHTS.
THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY IS PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY ACTIVE NEW/THIRD/MINOR PARTY IN THE STATE AND IT
TAKES A STANDARD LIBERTARIAN POSITITION ON LGBTQ+/ALLIED CONCERNS. NAMELY, IT OPPOSED GOVERNMENT DISCRIMINATION BUT GENERALLY WANTS TO LET THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS DO
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
