In view of the way he badmouths NAFTA, if Trump is elected, isn't he certain to torpedo the TPP?

I wouldn’t count anything as certain where he’s concerned. He is a total loose cannon.

Trump is exactly the thing that gets him the most attention at any given point.

So, since he pretty much has the nomination in the bag, he’s going to morph like a Changeling from the Dominion (hashtag Star Trek reference) into whatever will get him enough attention to steal votes away from unhappy Democrats and Independents.

And then, if/when he’s inaugurated as President Koopa Trump, he’ll become whatever will get him the most attention there.

He’s the prime example of “there’s no such thing as bad press”.

So, there’s no way to know what he’ll do, exactly. He is completely unpredictable.

The TPP is worth torpedoing no matter what. It’s definitely not good for America or Americans, unless you are a corporation (and in particular, a pharmaceutical company).

This may be the one and only time where Trump and I agree.

All bets are off if Trump is elected.

In my opinion he’ll prioritize goals that he wants to achieve (like being elected President) and throw anything and anyone under the bus to make those goals a reality.

Trump is his priority. I figure he’ll choose his ‘legacy’ pieces (think Obamacare) and the rest of domestic and foreign policy will just be chips he can throw in the pot to entice his supporters and bluff his opponents.
Honestly, that might work well for him on domestic policy. As foreign policy, it could be a nightmare.

He very well may. He is anti free trade.

It would surprise me he would go that route as he is all about the deal. Overall the TPP is a well crafted deal that will benefit all involved and the US the most. But it has seriously flaws that make it a not so good deal that Trump could put the fix on and then say to the world…“See I told you I can make really good deals”. A bigger victory would be if he could also get China involved in the TPP.

I wouldn’t even venture to guess at this. Who knows with Trump. With any of them.

Sometimes, it seems to me candidates have all sorts of intentions (many call the intentions, promises) and then they get into office and all sorts of back stepping and compromising happens. I figure it’s part political pressure, part learning more facts, and part believing making at least a partial deal is better than none. There is also the times when the politician never had any intention of doing what they said in the first place.