Did MoveOn.org Ad Move Money Away From the Dems?
Mike Ozanian, Senior Editor: This is going to splinter the Democratic Party and move money away from the far left, like Hillary Clinton. It’s one thing when you go out and attack other politicians, but when you go out and attack a General and a solider, simply because they didn’t say things you wanted them to say, that’s going to hurt you with mainstream America. Quentin Hardy, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief: General Petraeus has had tougher days than this. For the rest of this country it’s just the extreme dissonance of democratic politics. After Republican rule that ruined General Shinseki’s career, for disagreeing with how many troops would be needed and ruined General Taguba about speaking the truth about Abu Ghraib. A little extreme dissonance and holding people to the facts is probably welcome. Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief: This won’t move money away from the Democratic Party. The base loves this kind of thing, even though the general public doesn’t. It hurts politically. Hillary C
