2008 Republican Platform: Clusterf*ck
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McCain, GOP's platform at odds
The Republican Party released a draft of its 2008 platform that differs from candidate John McCain on issues including immigration, stem-cell research and climate change, while endorsing his ideas for economic growth and free trade.
The document, still untitled, is being debated over the next two days and may be altered before being passed at next week's Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn. McCain aides have said they don't plan to engage in a fight over platform positions.
Members of the party's conservative wing have been wary of McCain, in part because of his stances on immigration and global warming. Donald Devine of the American Conservative Union said he was satisfied with the draft. Clashes over the platform during the convention can accentuate splits in the party and distract presidential candidates from projecting an image of party unity.
"It's certainly a vast improvement over the 2004 document," said Devine, vice chairman of the advocacy group based in Alexandria, Va.
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