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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Will Democratic Party endorsement of the TPP help Clinton to win in November? [View all]mia
(8,361 posts)19. They have neither rebuked, nor endorsed it.
Last edited Thu Jun 30, 2016, 11:01 PM - Edit history (1)
The Democratic Party will be played as being for the TPP without a rebuke.
I worry that this will lose the election for us.
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Will Democratic Party endorsement of the TPP help Clinton to win in November? [View all]
mia
Jun 2016
OP
the party platform acknowledges disagreement within the party, doesn't come down on
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#6
Democratic party it's an organization, it's grammatically correct to refer to it as such.
JRLeft
Jun 2016
#14
Is there a faction against it yes the progressive caucus, but the rest of the party is for it.
JRLeft
Jun 2016
#18
"DNC Platform Committee Rejects Proposals Against Fracking, TPP, Israeli Occupation"
KansDem
Jun 2016
#10
the White House has leaned on key Democrats to make sure that the platform did not include a rebuke.
mia
Jun 2016
#13
Correct. So your OP is hypothetical. The Dems didn't endorse TPP, and I doubt they will.
DanTex
Jun 2016
#20
Please, it's not a "given." The president wants it, a lot of Dems don't, including
DanTex
Jun 2016
#22
"Will Democratic Party staying neutral on the TPP help Clinton to win in November?"
mia
Jun 2016
#27
Or is it just HRC's platform committee members who want TPP? I wouldn't include/exclude the
floriduck
Jun 2016
#28
the party platform is staying neutral on TPP because Obama wants it, and he is still the leader of
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#29
So Hillary chose her platform members to represent the Presidents interests? I would never have
floriduck
Jun 2016
#30
I think they all live in the real world, and realize that they as the Democratic party should not
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#31