Are you talking about a 2 bid by Opener? by Responder? by Overcaller? by Advancer? It makes a difference. A 2 bid by any of those people could be good or bad, depending on what their hand looks like. A generic statement that "2 bids are bad" does not make sense. It is difficult to imagine that I ever said that.
In the example above the 2D
bid is a second call by opener. It is a perfectly acceptable bid that tells
partner they have a two-suited hand (as opposed to a balanced hand) with a
diamond suit that is either the same length or shorter than their spade suit.
It also clarifies that they are towards the bottom edge of the 13-21 points
they promised when they opened.
The quote "Never let opponent play at the 2 level where they have a fit.” is correct - it is a standard rule of defensive bidding. It does not apply in this situation, however, because opponents have not demonstrated they have a "fit". South has shown a two-suited hand & north has simply indicated they prefer diamonds to spades (maybe the lesser of two evils). So, although you have a strong enough hand to push the auction, there is no reason for you to do so, especially vulnerable.
Also, when you are in the
balancing seat & it is appropriate to push you have two options. 1) you can
bid (better have a good 5+ card suit) 2) you can DBL asking partner
to bid their longest suit (better have "tolerance" in the suits they
might bid)
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