Opposition to free trade is a unifying concept even in a deeply divided electorate, with almost two-thirds of Americans favoring more restrictions on imported goods instead of fewer. The latest Bloomberg Politics national poll shows the issue unites the country like few others, across lines of politics, race, gender, education, […] Read more »
Will Trump win over Sanders’ voters on free trade?
… Donald Trump argues that he can pick off Bernie Sanders’s voters on trade if the Democrats choose Hillary Clinton as their candidate. That’s an important part of Trump’s argument that he has appeal beyond traditional Republican voters. But what does the evidence say? CONT. Erik Voeten (Georgetown), The Monkey […] Read more »
How Trump vs. Clinton would reshape the electoral map
A prospective general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could significantly alter what states are in play this fall and heighten more than in any recent election the racial, class and gender divisions within the national electorate. After successive campaigns in which President Obama expanded the Democrats’ electoral map […] Read more »
Here’s why Trump’s supporters tolerate his ‘liberal’ economic positions
Donald Trump’s strong supporters love him despite his many deviations from conservative orthodoxy on economics. He’s promised to safeguard entitlements like Social Security; he’s open to trade protectionism. How is he getting away with this? CONT. Christopher Federico, Christopher Johnston & Howard Lavine, The Monkey Cage Read more »
Why Trump Now?
The economic forces driving this year’s nomination contests have been at work for decades. Why did the dam break now? CONT. Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times Read more »
Americans Remain Upbeat About Foreign Trade
A majority of Americans (58%) continue to see foreign trade as an opportunity for economic growth through increased U.S. exports, while about one in three (34%) see such trade as a threat to the economy. After nearly a decade of more skeptical views, Americans have viewed foreign trade positively since […] Read more »