    *NOTE to the author     there is a big difference between the two parties. Democrats are more liberal and Republicans are a lot more conservative.       Note to the Note   The question was related to the PARTIES, not the philosophy of individual members.
Election manifesto is a vision and misssion of contestent political parties that stand for upcoming election. This is an agenda for future plan made by the political parties wittheir the voters. If any political parties win the election that is bound to implement to the same that was pre-committed with the people.
political platform - a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; their candidate simply ignored the party platform; they won the election even though they offered no positive program. political program, platform, program. document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) plank - an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party.