Roger Ramjets
Philosopher
Yes, it's an oxymoron. Because any political platform can only be either conservative or progressive, right or left, wingnuttery or moonbattery.A "conservative/progressive platform," makes about as much sense as "Dry Water".
There is no possibility that a party's policies could be pragmatic non-partisan solutions. No, they are either conservative policies or progressive policies. If I started a political party it would be disaster, because my policies would be all over the map and nobody would know what ideology I 'stood for'.