During Tues debate Obama and Evita traded gotcha charges about who is more serious about reforming NAFTA . This is an issue that resonates in Ohio where many people mistakenly blame NAFTA for job losses in the State. Both said they would deep six the treaty and renegotiate .
According to Canadian TV however ,Obama had an operative contact the Canadians to assure them that he was just demagoguing the issue ;that he really planned no changes to the treaty if elected .
The Obamans have denied the charge and said it was a smear. This did not sit well with the Canadians . Guess they don't like being called liars . So they released the name of the Obama flunkie involved . That would be Austan Goolsbee ;Obama's sr.economic adviser.
CTV.ca | Obama campaign mum on NAFTA contact with Canada
They are also reporting that Canadian officials are confirming the story.
So is Obama that great agent of change that the people of Ohio are praying for or is he just pandering and playing politics as usual ? This gaffe could change the tide in Ohio and be the thing that propels Evita to a must win victory there .