Her campaign knew that not only was Bernie Sanders going to make this an issue, but that she would certainly never get union endorsements if she supported it.

Unfortunately, the Trans-Pacific Partnership was essentially one of her key economic strategies when Clinton was Secretary of State.  So it’s not going to be too easy to walk back support for something she helped create (video below fold).

Hillary Clinton opposes TPP trade deal. In 2012, she said it "sets the gold standard in trade agreements." http://t.co/0M2ryLkaEk

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) October 7, 2015

WASHINGTON DC –  Hillary Clinton announced her opposition Wednesday to the Pacific Rim trade deal, breaking with President Obama in another move to the left for her presidential campaign.

Clinton made her announcement just days after negotiators completed the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks with 11 other countries.

Hillary Clinton Takes Same Position As Donald Trump

“What I know about it, as of today I’m not in favor of what I’ve learned about it,” Clinton said in an interview with Judy Woodruff on PBS’s “News Hour.”  (read more)