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pampango

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7. The Democratic base, liberal Democrats and the TPP

Reply to neverforget (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 09:05 AM

Apr 2015

Democratic support for both treaties is stronger than that of Republicans: 60% of Democrats see TTIP as a good thing compared with 44% of Republicans, while 59% of Democrats look favorably on TPP compared with 49% of Republicans.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/11/07/why-cant-we-all-get-along-challenges-ahead-for-bipartisan-cooperation/

Poll: conservative and moderate republicans oppose fast track (for the TPP) by a ratio of 85 percent or higher.

On the question of fast-track authority, 62 percent of respondent opposed the idea, with 43 percent “strongly” opposing it. Broken down by political affiliation, only Democrats that identify as “liberal” strongly favor the idea. Predictably, a strong Republican majority oppose giving the president such authority, with both conservative and moderates oppose it by a ratio of 85 percent or higher.

http://www.ibtimes.com/trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-poll-only-strongest-obama-supporters-want-him-have-fast-track-1552039

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US Chamber of Commerce and the TPP [View all] neverforget Apr 2015 OP

And Labor was not invited to help negoitate the TPP Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 #1

Labor has very little to no power any more with the decimation of the unions. neverforget Apr 2015 #4

kick midnight Apr 2015 #5

Good point. fasttense Apr 2015 #6

workers are an afterthought, if thought of at all. KG Apr 2015 #2

http://www.justseeds.org/blog/images/6a00d8345357ef69e201543650cfdb970c-500wi.jpg blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #3

The Democratic base, liberal Democrats and the TPP pampango Apr 2015 #7

Some background about Pampango's free trade propaganda brentspeak Apr 2015 #8

I do love posts about posters but you make some interesting points. pampango Apr 2015 #10

"Bob only posts about other posters! No fair! Plus, I don't understand irony!" nt Romulox Apr 2015 #16

we disagree. I think pampango has been arguing in good faith cali Apr 2015 #11

Thanks, cali. And I feel the same way about you even though we often do not agree. n/t pampango Apr 2015 #12

Not to the extent that she pretends she is "still making up her mind" about TPP. She supports it. Romulox Apr 2015 #14

I'd like to see a more current poll after the dust up of last week. Both of those are neverforget Apr 2015 #17

So would I. I haven't had any luck finding one but there must be some out there now pampango Apr 2015 #20

Me too. I would expect that as more Democrats learn about what the TPP is/does, the opposition would neverforget Apr 2015 #21

And if you agree with the Chamber of Commerce.... kentuck Apr 2015 #9

"40% of the world's economy" aspirant Apr 2015 #13

We have our own posters who regurgitate US Chamber of Commerce points here, every day. Romulox Apr 2015 #15

So true. Fake Dems promoting fake free trade deals that are nothing more than Elwood P Dowd Apr 2015 #19

+1 woo me with science Apr 2015 #23

That guy is Tom Donohue, one of the lowest pieces of whale feces in American history. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2015 #18

yeah. he's all about businesses and nothing about workers neverforget Apr 2015 #22