In case there is any confusion: You cannot use DU to support Cindy Sheehan's third-party candidacy. [View All]

[Skinner]

As you know, Cindy Sheehan announced that she is going to run for Congress against Nancy Pelosi as an independent candidate. This post is to remind everyone that supporting Cindy Sheehan's independent candidacy is not permitted on this website. If Cindy had chosen to run as a Democrat in the Democratic primary then you would have been permitted to support her campaign here, but instead she chose to run as an independent.

The DU rules are clear on this:

You are not permitted to use this message board to work for the defeat of the Democratic Party nominee for any political office. If you wish to work for the defeat of any Democratic candidate in any General Election, then you are welcome to use someone else's bandwidth on some other website.

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To clarify: You are still permitted to discuss Cindy Sheehan, but you may not advocate for or promote her candidacy against Nancy Pelosi.

This should not come as a surprise to anyone. This has been DU policy for years. It is the policy we enforced during the 2004 presidential election, and it is the policy we will enforce during the 2008 presidential election, no matter who the Democratic nominee is. (It is also the exact same policy we enforced during the Lamont/Lieberman race, so please don't try to claim otherwise.)

We know that the vast majority of people here respect this community, and we want to thank you in advance for respecting our rules.

Thank you for your understanding.

Skinner
DU Admin

Oh, and, while I have your attention: Everyone calm down, please.