Hillary misrepresented her past support for the TPP during the debate

[Jim Lane]

10. I'm usually cynical but maybe there's room for some optimism here.

Anderson Cooper's first question to her on Tuesday night was a decent exposition of the charge of political expediency against her.

True, getting into the details about the provisions of the TPP would require the media to dig deeper than they usually do. Still, both Sanders and O'Malley have made a lot of noise about trade issues (TPP and fast track). To some extent, the media respond to the agenda set by the candidates. In addition, Obama will be sending the proposal to Congress, so the issue will be attracting much more attention than it otherwise would. The timing isn't good for Clinton. This is an issue on which she's vulnerable, and the odds are that it will be a hot topic just as we're moving into the primary season.