2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Do you think that Hillary will switch positions to being pro-TPP? [View all]elljay
(1,178 posts)I cannot emphasize this enough. Her exact words were:
"I said I would like to renegotiate NAFTA when I ran in 2008," she said Sunday. "And I currently oppose TPP in its current form."
She is against the CURRENT WORDING of the TPP, not the CONCEPT. This means that the TPP can be revised to a NEW form and she can support it without changing her position.
Further, I have not heard her express any opposition to the corporate arbitration panels, which may be the most noxious part of the agreement. Her objections are to the local content provisions.
She has not at all changed her position- let's take her at her word. She supports the idea of the TPP, did not like the wording of the current draft, but has said nothing to indicate she wouldn't support a revised TPP.