Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 06/10/2026Maintaining that balance was a challenge, and eventually they went a bit too far on a few issues and generated new opposition. But I still think TPP would have passed if the Obama folks had done things differently. 110
Ben Heath @jbentonheath.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I mean, on your last point, so much would have happened if Obama folks had done things differently and been less slow. So no argument there. 100
Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 06/10/2026A scenario where TPP passes would be interesting because a Trump withdrawal would have been difficult. Might have distracted him from a NAFTA renegotiation as well. Someone should write an alternative trade policy history where TPP passes! 110
