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In reply to the discussion: HRC restates her opinion on TPP [View all]Rilgin
(787 posts)You did not write that HRC "said" (emphasis added) that "she will be against it.... etc"
You wrote that it "Sounds like she will be against it ... depending" because as people have said, she is not taking a position. She is engaging in hedging Rhetoric to avoid taking any position so she can say something that is safe and can be read from any direction.. She did not even take a solid "wait and see" position which at least would be clear even if avoiding the fact we know a great deal about past trade deals and some of the current drafts from leaks.
If a politician is clear and straightforward, one does not have to guess by saying "i think she said" or "Sounds like she said" or "Sounds like she". If someone takes a position we can usually say what position it is without hedging ourselves on what that position is. In this case, she didn't even clearly take a "wait and see position". This at least would be a position and one which it appears is the position that you think it "sounds like" what Hillary said. See I am not sure what your position is because I have to say "appears like" rather than clearly identifying that you think Hillary is against what has been leaked and what has been included in prior deals.