Fiction: Liberal Democratic voters support the TPP. [View all]

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The meme that they do keeps getting repeated here. It's a fiction.

From CA to IA, from TX to NH, the evidence contradicts that claim. And that's aside from the obvious: Democratic politicians overwhelmingly opposing the TPP- and not just in Congress. Do you really think that politicians are going to oppose something like this that democrats favor? No. And Dem politicians are running for office, in part, on opposition to it. A lot of dems may not know what the tpp is yet, but the activist base is strongly opposed. Every dem liberal group of voters I've seen is opposed, from MoveOn to the daily kos to to DFA to DU to Progressive Dems of America- and no, I don't count OFA- it's a political arm of the WH.

Elizabeth Warren Joins California Democrats in Opposing Trade Deal

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The annual convention of the largest state party revealed rifts in the Democratic base, as many activists parted ways with Obama over the trade pact. The California Democratic Party is on record opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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Warren devoted only three sentences of her 15-minute address to about 2,000 California Democrats to the trade deal. That portion of her speech drew the loudest applause.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-16/elizabeth-warren-joins-california-democrats-in-opposing-trade-deal

As soon as Jim Hightower mentioned the Trans-Pacific Partnership, people started booing.

The folksy former Texas Agriculture Commissioner was speaking at a North East Bexar County Democrats dinner on May 7 when he started reciting a list of pressing issues facing the country.

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http://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/gilbert_garcia/article/Labor-activists-let-Castro-know-they-re-not-6268224.php

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Clinton’s events in Iowa have drawn supporters and detractors alike, and her Cedar Falls stop won’t be any different.

Americans for Democratic Action Iowa and the Communications Workers of America Iowa State Council will hold a press conference outside Clinton’s Cedar Falls event to call on her to take a position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

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http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/update-clinton-s-second-swing-through-iowa-will-bring-her/article_bad825bf-9943-55e7-

And why would Kamala Harris come out against it just after Loretta Sanchez who has made this integral to her platform, enters the race? Well, gee; to appeal to voters would be my guess.

Kamala Harris, Facing New Competition in Senate Bid, Comes Out Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership

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http://www.laweekly.com/news/kamala-harris-facing-new-competition-in-senate-bid-comes-out-against-the-trans-pacific-partnership-5577846

The liberal base of the party opposes the TPP. The evidence is overwhelming.