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An Obama mailer uses dubious, disputed statistics

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    More NAFTA Nonsense

    March 3, 2008

    An Obama mailer uses dubious, disputed statistics about how much the trade deal hurt Ohio workers.

    Summary:

    Barack Obama's campaign is distributing a mailer in Ohio that plays upon anti-NAFTA feelings in the Buckeye State. But the flyer is misleading:

    * Obama is quoted as saying that "one million jobs have been lost because of NAFTA, including nearly 50,000 jobs here in Ohio." But those figures are highly questionable and from an anti-NAFTA source. Other economic studies have concluded the trade deal resulted in much smaller job losses or even a small net gain.

    * The mailer quotes Hillary Clinton as saying "NAFTA has been good for New York and America." That quote, however, is taken out of context. She also said in that same news conference that NAFTA was flawed and old trade deals needed to be revisited.


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    #1 Revmitchell, Sep 16, 2008
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