Reply #143: This is what DU gets for violating their own rules.

[Zhade]

Seems they're starting to wake up to what they've unleashed by allowing DUers to break the longstanding rule against third-party advocacy, too:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9292106&mesg_id=9292271

While we are permitting some advocacy for Crist in this race, we feel that actually encouraging the Democratic candidate to drop out of the race really crosses the line and is inconsistent with the goals of this site.

cbayer
DU Moderator

Anyone could have seen that allowing this rule to be broken, in a staggering double standard that benefits a conservative like Crist but is upheld against anyone more liberal, would lead to people actively calling for the Dem candidate to drop out in favor of Crist.

Frankly, I'm disgusted at the reasoning that Meek can't win. Of course he can't win when people support Crist over him! It's a self-fulfilling prophecy, one this recent Crist-advocacy allowed by DU has enabled.

Skinner et al set up the rule for a reason. Now we see why. When people are advocating for someone who said Palin is qualified to be president (are you fucking kidding me?!) over the decent Dem they could instead be rallying the troops for, something is really wrong.