Is Iraq litmus test for Dem '08 candidates?

Is a position on withdrawal of US troops from Iraq becoming a litmus test for Democrats who want to run for president in 2008?

Sen. Russ Feingold was all alone when he proposed a target date of Dec. 31, 2006 to have US troops out, and it has been pretty lonely out there for quite awhile. Feingold, who proposed the target date on Aug. 18, is finally starting to get some company, as polls show the American public wants out.

In recent days, former Sen. Tom Daschle and Sen. John Kerry have both called for troop withdrawals and timelines.

Daschle proposed a phased withdrawal of 80,000 National Guard and Reserve troops by the end of 2006, with the remaining 70,000 troops out by December 2007.

Kerry wants 20,000 U.S forces out immediately after the December elections in Iraq, with the "bulk" of American military forces out of the country by the end of 2006.

Chris Cizzilla's blog at the Washington Post has more.