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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSupport for TPP Grows as Americans Become More Familiar With Trade Deal
Morning Consult, by Ryan Rainey
Americans are paying more attention to the debate over the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership as the general-election season kicks off, but theyre split on whether they support the trade deal, according to a new Morning Consult poll.
Still, more than half (62 percent) of registered voters surveyed from Aug. 8 through Aug. 10 said they had heard little or nothing about the agreement, which would cut tariffs in the trade bloc and establish new rules on issues such as intellectual property, labor and government subsidies. If Congress approves TPP, the pact with trading partners such as Japan, Malaysia, Canada and Mexico would be a major addition to President Obamas foreign and economic policy legacy.
More than a third of those surveyed (35 percent) either somewhat support or strongly support the accord, compared with the 22 percent who oppose it. Forty-three percent either didnt know how they felt about it or had no opinion.
This months results mark a slight shift in TPP supporters favor when compared with a March poll that found 72 percent of surveyed registered voters either hadnt heard of TPP or didnt know much about it. In that survey, 29 percent of respondents opposed TPP and 26 percent supported it.
Still, more than half (62 percent) of registered voters surveyed from Aug. 8 through Aug. 10 said they had heard little or nothing about the agreement, which would cut tariffs in the trade bloc and establish new rules on issues such as intellectual property, labor and government subsidies. If Congress approves TPP, the pact with trading partners such as Japan, Malaysia, Canada and Mexico would be a major addition to President Obamas foreign and economic policy legacy.
More than a third of those surveyed (35 percent) either somewhat support or strongly support the accord, compared with the 22 percent who oppose it. Forty-three percent either didnt know how they felt about it or had no opinion.
This months results mark a slight shift in TPP supporters favor when compared with a March poll that found 72 percent of surveyed registered voters either hadnt heard of TPP or didnt know much about it. In that survey, 29 percent of respondents opposed TPP and 26 percent supported it.
Read it all at: https://morningconsult.com/2016/08/11/support-tpp-grows-americans-become-familiar-trade-deal/
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Support for TPP Grows as Americans Become More Familiar With Trade Deal (Original Post)
yallerdawg
Aug 2016
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CentralMass
(15,265 posts)1. Article: Why TPP Is a Bad Deal for America and American Workers
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)2. But a great deal for the billionaires, Wall Street, and the giant corps
who pay for all these positive articles pushing yet another corporate takeover masquerading as "Free Trade".
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)3. +1
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)4. Support for TPP Grows as American M$M Puts More Positive Spin On Trade Deal
There. I fixed it for you.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)7. Or, now that people can read it...
the sky actually isn't falling!
And - believe it or not - a lot of Americans trust our president. He is a Democrat, you know.
wildbilln864
(13,382 posts)5. don't think so...
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)6. Obsolete material. We can read it now!
And by the way.
President Obama...Julian Assange...I think I trust Obama a whole hell of a lot more!