Those of us who hope Obama will pull US troops out of Iraq should be fearful of the appointment of Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff. As chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to an article we at Peacework Magazine published in December 2006, Emanuel favored pro-Iraq war candidates with cash and endorsements.
For those inclined to write this off as just a smart election-minded move to the center in moderate districts, in addition to being a sign of moral bankruptcy (more Iraqi civilians and US soldiers should die for better election results?), the reality of public opinion on the war by 2006, and the electoral results, show the opposite was true: anti-war candidates did better.