Advocates Spy Opening For Some Republicans To Drop TPP Opposition, Back Deal In Lame-Duck

A number of pro-fast track House and Senate Republicans up for re-election this year came out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership after being hounded on the issue by their Democratic challengers, but some sources say those lawmakers left themselves enough wiggle room in their statements of opposition to vote in favor of the deal in a lame-duck session, provided improvements to the trade pact are made. In highlighting specific issues in their statements of opposition, such as the exclusivity period for...