Exposing Trump’s Trade Appeal To Working-Class Voters For What It Is | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

Exposing Trump’s Trade Appeal To Working-Class Voters For What It Is | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

 

"Clinton has said she is opposed to TPP, and opposed to letting TPP
come up for a vote in the “lame duck” session of Congress that follows
the election. But as Trump makes trade a
centerpiece of his campaign, her opposition and trade focus has not
been particularly vocal. She has not asked Democrats in Congress to
oppose the TPP, and thanks to past Democratic betrayals many in the
public just do not believe her.

"Unfortunately, as the election nears, President Obama is pushing and
pushing hard to get the TPP passed. Doing this directly conflicts with
Clinton’s need to show that Democrats are on the side of working people
and provides Trump with powerful ammunition.

"Making matters
worse, efforts to write TPP opposition into the Democratic Party
platform were voted down – by Clinton delegates. Unlike Trump, Democrats
do not appear to understand how much this matters to voters."

 

Protesters
in Atlanta last year calling for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be
rejected. U.S. labor unions and their allies among consumer and
environmental groups are among the biggest critics of the TPP. (Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)