From "Ask the Admins": Policy re. 2004 Democratic nominee

[DeepModem Mom]

SPECIAL GUIDELINES RELATING TO THE 2004 ELECTION

Perhaps the most critical question currently facing progressives is who should receive the Democratic nomination for president in 2004. In order to encourage a robust and thoughtful debate on this topic, we are instituting a few simple guidelines.

Negative attacks are an unavoidable part of any political campaign, and therefore they are permitted against any Democratic presidential candidate. However, once the Democratic party officially nominates its candidate for president, then the time for fighting is over and the negative attacks against candidates must stop. The administrators of this website do not wish for our message board to be used as a platform to attack and tear down the only progressive on the planet with any hope of defeating George W. Bush. Constructive criticism and even outright disappointment with the candidate may be expressed, but partisan negative attacks will not be welcome. If you wish to contribute to the defeat of the Democratic candidate for president, then you are welcome to use someone else's bandwidth on some other website. As the election season draws closer, we may expand this rule to include Democratic candidates for other political offices.

Democratic Underground may not be used for political organizing activity by supporters of any political party other than the Democratic party. Supporters of certain other political parties may use Democratic Underground for limited partisan activities in political races where there is no Democratic party candidate.

[ulysses]

1. yes.

And?

[ibegurpard]

2. I'm sorry...your point here?

"However, once the Democratic party officially nominates its candidate for president, then the time for fighting is over and the negative attacks against candidates must stop."

The Democratic party has not officially nominated its candidate for president.

[DeepModem Mom]

5. I am aware of that -- I was unaware of this policy...

and interested to find it in the "Ask the Admins" forum tonight. I thought others might be unaware of it also, and be interested.

[goobergunch]

7. Officially

won't happen until the convention.

[quinnox]

3. These rules aren't in effect yet

Until then with skinner's new proposal, the Nader lovers and Kerry bashers will have free reign. As a former Dean basher, I think it is only fair.

[tedoll78]

4. I like -

especially the following words:

"The administrators of this website do not wish for our message board to be used as a platform to attack and tear down the only progressive on the planet with any hope of defeating George W. Bush."

[DeepModem Mom]

6. kicking in response to a question in a new thread --