General Discussion

there is a related issue. When she does speak, she is no longer the nominee and she can and will be attacked if Democrats think WHAT she said negatively affects them.

That incidentally has been true for everyone, even the previous male nominee in other years. The Clinton wing of the party certainly, but unsuccessfully pushed Kerry to stop talking, especially as he and Feingold introduced Kerry/Feingold. Another example, was that Carter, a former President, was not given a convention speech until 2004 and when he spoke out in the 1980s and 199os, his comments got flack as Clinton's do.

These two things have been conflated as I have heard far more of the latter, criticism of what was said, which is then responded to as wanting her to go away.