There's an anti-American agenda in the story. -Has to be.
" They focused on three core initiatives of the Democratic Party platform: affordable housing, economic equality, and educational opportunity. And in the end, they discovered that “liberal hypocrisy,” not Republican opposition, “is fueling American inequality” and that things are actually much worse in blue states than they are in red. "
Are those three really 'core initiatives'? Because there is no so-called Democrat Party 'platform' anymore. The new platform is 'whatever keeps us in power'.
'Liberal hypocrisy' is fueling 'Republican opposition'. There's no such thing as 'American inequality'. The NYT just comes out and says 'American inequality' in the same manner that Dem-pollsters ask set-up questions.
You're taking a much more intensive look at this than I have, and that's probably good.
But in terms of power, I'd suggest that the GOP is every bit as interested in regaining same as the Dems are in keeping it. Even Jim Jordan, who loves to appear on camera sans suit coat (as if to appear that he's a hard worker) used the term "power" in his interview with Huckabee a day or two ago.
IOW, ain't no difference between the Dems and the GOP, insofar as the professional politicians are concerned. They're all one and the same.
That said, we all know that platforms aren't worth the paper they're printed on. They're written by interns or underlings who are attempting to climb up the proverbial ladder.