Republicans Grow Skeptical On Free Trade

[babylonsister]

Republicans Grow Skeptical On Free Trade
By JOHN HARWOOD
October 4, 2007; Page A1

WASHINGTON -- By a nearly two-to-one margin, Republican voters believe free trade is bad for the U.S. economy, a shift in opinion that mirrors Democratic views and suggests trade deals could face high hurdles under a new president.

The sign of broadening resistance to globalization came in a new Wall Street Journal-NBC News Poll that showed a fraying of Republican Party orthodoxy on the economy. While 60% of respondents said they want the next president and Congress to continue cutting taxes, 32% said it's time for some tax increases on the wealthiest Americans to reduce the budget deficit and pay for health care.

Six in 10 Republicans in the poll agreed with a statement that free trade has been bad for the U.S. and said they would agree with a Republican candidate who favored tougher regulations to limit foreign imports. That represents a challenge for Republican candidates who generally echo Mr. Bush's calls for continued trade expansion, and reflects a substantial shift in sentiment from eight years ago.

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[muntrv]

1. Working class republiks are getting hurt by these trade agreements too.

That bush kool aid too bitter to swallow?

[rasputin1952]

2. So the R's are finally awakening to the fact they've been ...

bamboozled. Took them a while...

[babylonsister]

3. You've just been waiting to pull out that

smilie, haven't ya. :D :thumbsup:

[rasputin1952]

4. LOL...I'm waiting to use this when Guiliani starts crying about

his chances of being the GOP punching bag...