Relative to the Republicans, the Democrats favored greater reliance on the United Nations, multilateral disarmament, more spending for programs relating to social welfare and agriculture, "a full and integrated program of development, protection, management and conservation of natural resources," and the use of peaceful atomic energy.
民主党は、国連、多角的軍縮、社会福祉・農業関連計画への支出の増額、「天然資源の開発、保護、管理、保存に関する充分かつ完全な計画」、原子力の平和利用への更なる依存を支持した。