His rule does not apply to non-candidates, flirting with running for office. It’s applies to the actual nominee once the primary process is over.
Let me just state one point, I think Palin is great at getting the message out and bringing all of our issues to the forefront. I don’t doubt her conservative vaules one bit If she wants the role of king-maker I’m behind her 100%.
But she’s had her time and is showing that she either doesn’t want it or knows she can’t get it.
If she were to get the nomination I would back her, but she’s not my first choice.
But on this site, you can’t say boo about her without being labeled a Palin Hater and those same posters here are “violating” that same principle you refer to - with the caveat that they are going after established, hard core conservatives that happen not to buy into Palinmania.