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Opposition to free trade unites otherwise divided US: Bloomberg poll
OPPOSITION to free trade is a unifying concept even in a deeply divided US electorate, with almost two-thirds of Americans favouring more restrictions on imported goods, reports Bloomberg.
The latest Bloomberg poll shows the issue unites the country like few others, across lines of politics, race, gender, education, and income.
A stunning rejection of what was a postwar cornerstone of American economic and foreign policies reverberates again and again in the answers to the poll's questions.
Large majorities or pluralities favour policies protecting domestic jobs over lower prices, describe the North American Free Trade Agreement as being bad for the US, and even prefer a US company building a nearby factory to employ 1,000 workers over a foreign - in this instance Chinese - owner that would hire twice as many.
"Virtually every question of policy has a Republican-Democrat split," said pollster Ann Selzer. "On trade, there is unity."
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders, from opposite ends of the political spectrum, have especially sought to leverage the protectionist sentiment to boost their presidential campaigns.
The latest Bloomberg poll shows the issue unites the country like few others, across lines of politics, race, gender, education, and income.
A stunning rejection of what was a postwar cornerstone of American economic and foreign policies reverberates again and again in the answers to the poll's questions.
Large majorities or pluralities favour policies protecting domestic jobs over lower prices, describe the North American Free Trade Agreement as being bad for the US, and even prefer a US company building a nearby factory to employ 1,000 workers over a foreign - in this instance Chinese - owner that would hire twice as many.
"Virtually every question of policy has a Republican-Democrat split," said pollster Ann Selzer. "On trade, there is unity."
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders, from opposite ends of the political spectrum, have especially sought to leverage the protectionist sentiment to boost their presidential campaigns.
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