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Much at stake for industry in '08 elections.(Special Report)

Publication: Tire Business
Publication Date: 07-JAN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Byline: Miles Moore

Ten months before the 2008 election and on the verge of the presidential primaries, no one inside or outside the tire industry is foolhardy enough to express any opinions on the outcome except pragmatic ones.

"Our view is that we will work with whoever is there,''...

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...said Bob Redding, Washington representative of the Automotive Service Association (ASA).

"We are clearly non-partisan,'' said Donald Shea, president of the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA). "We will promote and advocate the positions of tire and rubber manufacturers with the Republicans, with the Democrats and with everyone else.''

Issues that industry associations face, however, will be the same in 2008, no matter the elections' outcome. The point is to know the issues, have a strategy in advance, plus know what to expect if the outcome tilts a certain way, industry pundits agreed.

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