On This Week with George Stephanopoulos,Senator Charles Schumer agreed that the Democrats need to have a platform, and that one is being prepared with input from Bernie Sanders and others. He stated that it will be released in August, and will be used for the 2018 mid-terms. I think they should hire the person or people that wrote the manifesto for Britain's Labour Party during the last elections. Check it out at The Guardian.

How To Rebuild The Democratic Party

Don't worry - it actually makes some sense, so guaranteed no one will listen...