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One of the disputed issues in the 1992 presidential election campaign was adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It was vigorously pushed by George Bush along with most Democrats and a decisive majority of the ruling capitalist class.
But this agreement has yet to be nailed down, and is destined to be in contention for some time to come-depending on how objective economic conditions unfold.
Some Democratic Party politicians sought to identify with opposition to NAFTA on protectionist grounds, but their presidential candidate, Bill Clinton, very briefly played both sides of the fence before settling down to endorse Bush's trade policy. • Clinton had also pledged to push new legislation to modify somè of NAFTA's (continued on page 16)