| > The two parties do not significantly differ on their use of earmarks and pork barrel spending. This is not true; the Republicans strongly oppose them and have repeatedly tried to abolish them (and were temporarily successful at one point). > Neither of the two parties have (recently) proposed plans for balancing the budget. This isn't true. Both parties have recently proposed plans for balancing the budget; Biden proposed plans to balance it by raising taxes and instituting a wealth tax just last year, and Republicans have put forward various entitlement reform proposals to balance the budget. > The two parties both favor and continue sanctions on Iran. Obama ended sanctions on Iran with the nuclear deal before Trump reinstated them; Republicans blocked Senate ratification of the deal, allowing him to do that and ensuring the Iranians wouldn't trust future entreaties from the US. Claiming the two parties are the same on this is odd. > The two parties do not significantly differ on their use of super PAC funding and their support of unlimited spending from corporations and special interest groups. Dems support and have repeatedly attempted to pass an anti-Citizens United amendment. > The two parties do not significantly differ on their use of gerrymandering to gain political advantage. Dems repeatedly tried to pass a bill banning gerrymandering federally when they controlled the House in 2021. I'm no expert but for these 5 at least, I am aware of significant and specific interparty differences. |