General Discussion

by a politician's public statement picked up by the media during a primary? certainly they would begin attacking republicans after a primary was over. by a measurable group of the party (DU) mentioning negatively perceived aspects of a primary candidate? IMO this should be completely in-bounds in the media and also on an internet message board during a primary. there are surely polite limits on what someone could choose to "attack". if someone gets too personal yes this is bad for everybody. we can examine this with the concrete example of Obama's support of public option during his presidential candidacy. attacking third-way dems shortly after the election for stopping progress should be completely within bounds, since expanded coverage is (should be) obviously what all democrats want. maybe it could have been done at a politically safe time, when any sitting dems in red areas would have time to regroup. heck, this criticism is being posted on a dem party message board - who is even reading this? other dems! to what extent is this harming any democratic image?

outside of that, please elaborate on the aspects of the platform - labeled as third-way - that will benefit us going forward. at this point my understanding is that this will provide us with a center democrat in a red area.