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A Majority of Americans Oppose CAFTA


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(TEBO OPEN):
A RECENT POLL CONDUCTED BY "W-W-W-DOT-'AMERICANS-FOR-FAIR-TRADE'-DOT-ORG" SHOWS 51-PERCENT OF AMERICANS OPPOSE THE "CENTRAL AMERICA FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT"--CAFTA. CAFTA IS MODELED AFTER THE NAFTA AGREEMENT--WHICH VOTERS ALSO REJECT AS HAVING BEEN BAD FOR THE U-S ECONOMY. THIS POLL IS VERY TIMELY, GIVEN THAT CONGRESS IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON CAFTA BY JULY OF THIS YEAR. ERNEST BAYNARD [LIKE "MAYNARD"]--EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR--DISCUSSES THE RESULTS...

(BAYNARD):
"OUR SURVEY CLEARLY SHOWS THAT A STRONG MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS--AND ALMOST HALF OF ALL REPUBLICANS--OPPOSE CAFTA. THESE RESULTS SHOULD SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS THAT THEIR CONSTITUENTS WILL CHOOSE THEIR FARMS AND JOBS OVER ANOTHER FLAWED TRADE DEAL. THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWS THAT AMERICANS ARE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILED PROMISES AND NEGATIVE IMPACT OF NAFTA--CAFTA'S OLDER BROTHER--AND ARE RIGHTFULLY WARY OF MORE OF THE SAME."

(TEBO BRIDGE):
WHAT'S THE MAJOR ISSUE THAT TURNS POPULAR OPINION AGAINST CAFTA? BAYNARD EXPLAINS THAT, FOR MOST, THE CONCERN IS THE EFFECT THAT CAFTA WOULD HAVE ON JOBS HERE IN THE U-S...

(BAYNARD):
"A MAJOR CONCERN FOR VOTERS IS THE EFFECT THAT FREE-TRADE AGREEMENTS--SUCH AS CAFTA AND ITS BIG BROTHER, NAFTA--HAVE ON JOBS HERE IN AMERICA. IN FACT, 74-PERCENT OF AMERICAN VOTERS SAY THAT THEY OPPOSE ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT THAT WOULD LOWER CONSUMER PRICES AT THE COST OF JOBS FOR U-S WORKERS."

(TEBO CLOSE):
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RESULTS OF THIS POLL, LOG ONTO W-W-W-DOT-"AMERICANS-FOR-FAIR-TRADE"-DOT-ORG. I'M BOB TEBO.