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...Giuliani aides and advisers readily concede that the attacks have been designed to stir Republican voters out of their depression and torpor. "About the only thing Republicans agree on right now is Hillary," says one adviser. "They're terrified she might be President, so they love it when they see someone going after her." Asked whether Giuliani was attacking Clinton and MoveOn because he'd rather be talking about the enemy than explaining his record on social issues, an aide concedes, "That goes without saying...
...spat does no obvious harm to Senator Clinton either, and for similar reasons. By highlighting her critique of the Petraeus testimony, Giuliani has helped Clinton with the segment of the Democratic electorate that is most suspicious of her because of her 2002 vote authorizing force in Iraq (and because of her refusal to call that vote a mistake). For good measure, on Thursday Clinton voted "no" on a bill introduced by Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas condemning the original MoveOn ad. The bill passed...
President Bush joined in the Giuliani-led bashing of MoveOn on Thursday, saying the organization's ad criticizing Gen. Petraeus was "disgusting." But as MoveOn executive director Eli Pariser is quick to point out, when it comes to Iraq policy, substantially more Americans side with MoveOn's demand that a deadline be set to withdraw troops than support the general and the President...
Despite being chastised by Democrats and Republicans alike, even MoveOn has benefited from the commotion by gaining a higher profile than ever before and showing its ability to alter the political debate. After Giuliani's counter-ad in the Times, the organization fired back with a TV spot titled, "Giuliani: A Betrayal of Trust", accusing the former New York mayor of being "AWOL" from the Iraq Study Group when he missed meetings while giving high-paid speeches to corporate clients. (Citing schedule conflicts, Giuliani eventually quit the group without ever attending a meeting. His campaign now says he resigned because...
...Giuliani wins the G.O.P. nomination, we'll hear a lot more about his failure to serve on the ISG. And if Clinton gets the Democratic nod, we'll see plenty of Republican efforts to label her a lackey of the left wing and MoveOn. And at that point, one side will definitely be on the losing...