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pampango

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4. The far-right started calling it Obamatrade long ago. In fact, there is an Obamatrade.com
Tue May 12, 2015, 08:56 AM
May 2015

run by the right and full of quotes from right-wing politicians, if anyone is interested in their take.

I'm not sure who the author of the Dkos post is but they did not do much research before posting it.

More Republicans than Democrats currently support the treaty ...

In congress, Yes, but not among folks in the respective bases.

... start calling it "Obamatrade" with a message tailored to conservatives:

"If you liked Obamacare, you'll love Obamatrade:
this secretive pact will send millions of American jobs overseas
and surrender American sovereignty to the rulings of Unelected Judges."

It's too late to start calling it that: http://obamatrade.com/ And it is definitely already tailored to conservatives.

It would be a headline grabber if Sen. Bernie Sanders starting referring to the TPP as "Obamatrade."

I doubt very seriously that Sanders would start using a term invented by the tea party faction of the republican party. Pandering to the right in that manner is not his style.
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