So, once a nominee is picked, do the attacks stop around here?

[stahbrett]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but once Obama or Clinton wraps up the nomination, do folks around here keep attacking them, or do they let the Republicans handle that?

[JVS]

1. that's the tradition

[Duke Newcombe]

2. insert obligatory "you must be new here" response... n/t

Duke

:)

[sakabatou]

3. Pretty much, yeah

[Maddy McCall]

4. Yes, because a rule will kick in that will prohibit attacks on our candidate.

If it's done like it was done in 2004.

[backscatter712]

19. I wasn't here in 2004, but,

I remember hearing the mods did enforce this.

Once a nominee is selected and official, bashing him could result in a tombstone.

[donheld]

32. After the primarys last time, weren't people allowed to change there names?

There user names. It seems to me they were or was it after the general elections?

[bbinacan]

5. I doubt it. n/t

[sniffa]

6. Hopefully, as that was the precedent in 2004

If by chance one of the doomsday scenarios being propagated here actually comes to fruition, I'm curious to see what route DU would take.

[thunder rising]

7. I think the attacks and "blogger vetting" is good. It toughens you right up for the main event.

If a candidate can't get through us ... They shouldn't be the nominee.

[FlyingSquirrel]

26. So THAT'S why Edwards and Kucinich are out!

I thought it was that we were completely irrelevant and the MSM + Corporate America chose for us.

Obviously Obama will be next to go, after all he's been leading in all the DU polls - as were everyone else (Well, except Richardson, Dodd and Gravel) Biden was second in many.

[Armstead]

8. It'll go back to the usual battles -- DLC vs. "the left".....etc.

[cbayer]

9. We will see Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief:

1. Denial: The initial stage: "It can't be happening."
2. Anger: "Why me? It's not fair. It's the MSM, corporate america, etc"
3. Bargaining: "Ok, but you will give my candidate a significant place at the table, right?"
4. Depression: "I'm so sad, why bother with anything? I'm just not going to vote in the GE."

5. Acceptance: "It's going to be OK."
And once we get to stage 5, I predict a mighty coalition. This election is ours to lose and I don't think we will let that happen.

[apnu]

10. You're right about that.

DU was the most positive place for Kerry I found. I'm still stunned by it.

[cbayer]

11. I know and I am very hopeful for the same.

We are just sharpening our brains (and our teeth) to get ready for the real battle.

[apnu]

18. We're gonna need sharp teeth, strong arms and wicked claws.

The GOP has to be put down, and convincingly put down at that. Otherwise slimeballs like Rove will think their kind of politics is still OK to play. We've got enough Reganomics to scrub away, after we win, putting down the 51% political wedge game has to end now so we can get on to the real work.

[WillyT]

12. The Mods Will Be Going Thought Their Own Stages, LOL !!!

1) Locking
2) Deleting
3) Shoveling
4) Drinking
5) Sleeping

:evilgrin:

[FlyingSquirrel]

27. Still haven't reached stage 5 on Edwards.

But I haven't really bothered attacking Obama & Clinton. May the best (for our Nov. chances) win.

[UALRBSofL]

28. cbayer, I can relate to Kubler-Ross

I studied her nursing theories in school. :)

[cbayer]

29. Yeah, this theory in particular is pretty time-honored and true.

It's amazing how many situations you can apply it to.

[Renew Deal]

13. Yes

Even if you hate the nominee.

[Adelante]

14. A charming custom it is, the attacks stop, life is good, them's the rulez

Also a good many who've been disappointed drift away at that point, leaving DU to those most interested in the GE race where we're all on the same side.

[Mabus]

15. The attacks stop

but the nitpicking begins. It starts with "my candidate would've done X" or "the nominee should've done Y" (often with the implied your nominee) and ends with not so polite criticisms about what the nominee that are little more than thinly veiled repetitions of the right wing spin. Once in a while, if we're really lucky, we'll get several rounds of dancing on someone's grave by people who have never liked the nominee. This will happen when the media goes along with the right wing talking points and some people get the opportunity to say "I told you so". In other words, there will always be some who will be willing to attack our nominee for no other reason other than they can.

[terrya]

16. One can only hope

[NastyRiffraff]

17. And we get to attack McCain!!

Yay! The one who is truly worthy of attacks.

[Debi]

20. The 'attackers' dissapear

under the rocks from where they came.

[JVS]

21. And the supporters of the winning candidate get to gloat and praise their favorite without ...

contradiction.

[Debi]

25. Geee, I wonder if you'll be posting...

:P

[kevsand]

22. The attacks on the nominee will stop, mostly.

At least until after the general election. Attacks on all the also rans, however, continue indefinitely. The attacks on members of the 2004 field still surface to this day.

[JVS]

30. That's because Gephardt is teh suXXorz!

;-)

[Amimnoch]

23. I sure hope so. It's so discouraging to see every day.

Heck, I'd hope we'd stop it now, and rather than attack the candidate we don't support, BUILD the one that we do... crazy notion though, i guess.

[scheming daemons]

24. Yes... because the checks from Hillary's campaign to her hitmen and hitwomen here will stop.....

Once they're no longer being paid, they'll be gone.

[CK_John]

31. Then everyone becomes keyboard campaign experts and scream and holler what the candidate is doing

wrong.