TPP may lose out in GOP presidential nomination fight

THE Republicans in the United States host their penultimate presidential debate this year on Wednesday with key international business issues, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal, at the fore. Around one year from Election Day, the party's contest is entering a critical phase in the bid to find a credible candidate to beat the de facto Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, next year.

One of the key dynamics that will influence Republican prospects of defeating Mrs Clinton (in the very likely event that she becomes the Democratic standard-bearer now that Vice-President Joe Biden has…