DUers no longer have the right to demand party loyalty.

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Not after demanding Meek drop out of the FL senate race to increase support for Crist. Endorsing and pushing a recent former Republican over the Dem (who is losing in part *because* FL Democrats refuse to support him, thus ensuring an "unelectable" feedback loop) and then demanding party loyalty is the height of hypocrisy.

You want to waste your vote hoping Crist won't turn his back on you once in office? That's your right. But I don't ever, EVER want to hear another demand that the Dem be supported without question. DUers have lost that right, thanks to DU's decision to break their own rule against advocating for third-party candidates over the Dem. Any argument predicated on a call for loyalty is already lost due to this blatant double standard, which shows what a profoundly damaging decision this was.

Again -- vote as you wish. You want to fuck over my home state by turning your back on the Dem to support a guy who might very well laugh at you and run to the Republicans after the election? Your call. But don't expect not to be laughed at for demanding party loyalty.

By showing your own disloyalty, you've made your argument a joke.

And the second a viable Green comes up against a weak Dem, this Crist business WILL be remembered by many here. And per DU's own stance, advocating for that Green should be expected to be permissible -- unless, of course, DU wants to foster a reputation for hypocrisy.