Robert Reich on the Real Reason the Corporate-Friendly TPP Is Nearly Dead

[pampango]

102. I am sure that everyone appreciates your commitment to exposing my pratfalls. Even I appreciate your

'evidence-free' "exposures". It actually helps make my case.

If one day you do come across some polling data that substantiates your opinion that the Democratic base has learned to reject the FDR/Truman approach to trade, please feel free to post it. I promise not to 'expose' your 'pratfalls' in doing so but to focus on the content of your post. So far I have only seen evidence that the republican base rejects the FDR/Truman approach but they have rejected it all along.

There was some poll where those polled people who identified as "Democrats" said they would, in general, support Presidential fast track authority -- but the question wasn't asked specifically in regards to TPP.

... you first posted on this thread the unsourced assertion that "since polls show most Democrats support TPP", and then, when I called you out on it, you expanded that to "...and fast track".

I have posted these polls many times. If you have not seen them, or feel that I should have reposted them, I apologize for not repeating them in my earlier post.


Democrats were specifically asked about TPP.

Poll done in April of Democrats only:

Initial TPA Ballot
Q5. From what you have heard, do you… granting President Obama trade promotion authority?

Strongly support 25%
Somewhat support 39%
Somewhat oppose 13%
Strongly oppose 8%
Don't know 14%

SUPPORT 64%
OPPOSE 21%

Initial TPP Ballot
Q7. From what you have heard, do you… President Obama's proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement?

Strongly support 20%
Somewhat support 31%
Somewhat oppose 10%
Strongly oppose 8%
Don't know 30%

SUPPORT 52%
OPPOSE 18%

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54e2b1d1e4b043f1c9a2a9ed/t/55424db8e4b04641a244468d/1430408665168/trade-poll.pdf

They support TPP and fast track.

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