The TPP vote may be delayed to reduce US election-time scrutiny.  It would be better for democracy if the TPP were placed under the spotlight of US primary elections in early 2016, instead of a stealthy vote after the new president is  elected in November, <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.citizen.org&#x2F;documents&#x2F;tpp-vote-calendar-october-2-2015.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.citizen.org&#x2F;documents&#x2F;tpp-vote-calendar-october-2...</a> &amp; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thehill.com&#x2F;homenews&#x2F;administration&#x2F;257065-white-house-wants-trade-vote-before-lame-duck" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thehill.com&#x2F;homenews&#x2F;administration&#x2F;257065-white-hous...</a><p><i>“... aides in both parties believe the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will not be brought to the floor before the 2016 elections ... Waiting until the lame-duck session could allow members to take a tough vote on the free-trade deal without electoral consequences.”</i><p>The text could be public soon, <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.politico.com&#x2F;tipsheets&#x2F;morning-trade&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;pro-morning-trade-behsudi-210744" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.politico.com&#x2F;tipsheets&#x2F;morning-trade&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;pro-...</a><p><i>“TPP countries could release the final text of the agreement as soon as next Tuesday — the day after elections in Canada — where the trade deal has proven to be a politically charged issue ... The AFL-CIO, meanwhile, is demanding the immediate release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership text ... &quot;Creating a level playing field for American workers includes equal access to information, and the only way to ensure that is to ensure that all Americans have equal access to the text — not in 30 days, after the public relations spin has been spun, but right now.&quot;”</i>