Reply #289: There's really only two things I would change.

[LoZoccolo]

1. Currently a lot of dedicated partisans have sought haven in the Barack Obama Group, but the rules surrounding groups on DU prevent them from discussing counter-partisan attacks on the rest of the board. This was more appropriate when it was actually a primary candidate forum, but I think overly restrictive to the purpose it has taken on now; I think attacks from the left, which can many times be very disingenuous, are going to be important to dispel throughout Obama's term. I like your idea of a partisan forum, but I think if it's going to be effective you may have to lift some of the restrictions that are placed on the Barack Obama group.
2. As planned, banishment from a thread after a deleted post.