TPP Twitterstorms During Presidential Debates

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CTC
– November 3, 2015Posted in: Breaking Issues

Help us take advantage of upcoming Presidential debates and candidate forums to spread the word about the TPP and to encourage candidates to speak out against it.  Next up…

ASK THE MEDIA TO ASK ABOUT THE #TPP!
Twitterstorm During the NBC News Democratic Debate
Sunday, January 17, 2016 * 9:00 – 10:30pm Eastern
tinyurl.com/TPPDebate  *  #DemDebate
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Sample tweets for Sunday’s twitterstorm:
@LesterHoltNBC, Pls ask candidates during #DemDebate how the #TPP trade deal would affect America’s working families
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.@LesterHoltNBC, as written, #TPP means fewer jobs & lower wages for American workers – what would candidates do different? #DemDebate
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Should US have special trade deals like #TPP w/ countries like Malaysia w/ its human trafficking & Vietnam that pays 60¢/hr? #DemDebate
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1500+ Dem base groups say the #TPP falls far short for working families, the environment & public health  #DemDebate
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I can’t find a good job that pays a decent wage & I want candidates to say no to #TPP trade deals that offshore jobs – will they? #DemDebate
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Will candidates commit to opposing provisions in #TPP & other trade deals that undermine “Buy American” & “Buy Local” programs? #DemDebate
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Will @HillaryClinton, @BernieSanders & @MartinOMalley commit to dumping the #TPP during tonight’s #DemDebate?
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Question for Dems: What would you do as President to stop trade deals like the #TPP that offshore US jobs & drive down wages? #DemDebate
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.@LesterHoltNBC, Do the candidates support the #TPP trade proposal – which many say will offshore jobs & drive down wages? #DemDebate
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Do the candidates agree that the #TPP is a “NAFTA on Steroids” that threatens US jobs and wages? #DemDebate @LesterHoltNBC
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Q: Why are so many presidential candidates – D and R – speaking out against the #TPP? A: It’s a job-killer! #DemDebate
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All candidates should pledge to PROTECT JOBS & WAGES at home and abroad by saying NO to the #TPP #DemDebate
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Candidate Obama promised to renegotiate NAFTA, then gave us a “NAFTA on Steroids” job-killing #TPP deal – how are you different? #DemDebate
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What will candidates do to put working families first in trade policymaking, instead of Wall St w/ back-room deals like #TPP? #DemDebate
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.@LesterHoltNBC, What would Dem candidates do differently regarding job-killing currency manipulation & the #TPP? #DemDebate
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.@LesterHoltNBC, #ISDS in #TPP gives foreign biz private justice system that threatens US democracy. Ask candidates if that’s OK #DemDebate
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.@LesterHoltNBC, What would candidates do in trade policy to protect state decisions on toxic & enviro protections? #DemDebate #TPP
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.@350 says “The #TPP is an act of climate denial” – do candidates agree? http://ow.ly/UmOLX  #DemDebate
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Why didn’t USTR didn’t use #TPP to address LGBT persecution in Brunei & Malaysia? http://ow.ly/UmOZ8 #DemDebate 
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.@Teamsters: Recently published #TPP deal would “tamp down on wages” http://ow.ly/UmO62  #DemDebate
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.@MachinistsUnion: #TPP is “giant step backwards” for American workers http://ow.ly/UmOoB #StopTPP #DemDebate
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.@CWAunion: #TPP “forces US workers to compete with 65¢/hour wages” http://ow.ly/UmO62  #DemDebate
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.@steelworkers president calls #TPP “dagger twisting in the heart of American manufacturing” http://ow.ly/UmNtv  #StopTPP
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.@foodandwater: “#TPP will increase the volume of imported & potentially risky foods coming into the US” http://ow.ly/UmOJ3 #DemDebate
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#TPP fails to mention the term “climate change” in its thousands upon thousands of pages http://ow.ly/UmN9l  #StopTPP #DemDebate
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.@NFUDC: #TPP creates uneven playing field for America’s farmers and ranchers http://ow.ly/UmORo #DemDebate
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.@sierraclub: #TPP is “rife with polluter giveaways” http://ow.ly/UmNkD #DemDebate
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