O’Donnell: I mean, I think they’re starting to make the case. And like you said, they’ve come out against it from the start, which is new for the Democratic Party. And like we saw, people like Barack Obama swept into office by opposing the Iraq War. And it is something that’s salient for voters, especially pending how long this war goes on and how much it costs.
But for me, what I would like to see Democrats do more of in this moment is—you know, Trump is asking for $200 billion in funding, and there should be more discussion about this war, because it’s going on right now, and what we could be doing with that money if we kept it here. More Democrats, in my opinion, should be talking about: if we kept the $200 billion here, how much would that save you in your healthcare costs? How many people could go to college for free? Et cetera.
Sargent: Right, that message polls pretty well as far as I can tell—it’s a strong one for Democrats. We had Representative Adam Smith, who’s the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, on this show just the other day, and he said “hell no” to funding. He said no Democrat should support another dime of funding for the war. I would like to hear more Democrats saying that, wouldn’t you?
