The Democrats' Stalled Trade Agenda  

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Rushford, Greg

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Far Eastern Economic Review vol. 172 no. 9 (Nov. 2009), page 6.
Topik: America; Barack Obama; International Trade; Protectionism

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The way American presidential politics traditionally work, candidates run either from the right or the left, saying what they think they must say in order to get elected. But once they are safely in the Oval Office and the realities outweighing the campaign rhetoric begin to sink in, United States presidents tend to govern from the center—especially when concerned with America's leadership role in international trade. At least, that was true until Barack Obama won the 2008 election as the candidate of protectionism. Mr. Obama came into office saddled with a disturbing array of protectionist chits owed to the usual short list of special pleaders in the ranks of organized labor who worked overtime to put him in the White House: most notably textiles, autos, steel and the dairy lobby. Mr. Obama trounced Republican John McCain last November in key battleground states such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, places where fears of global competition run strong. Mr. McCain, a free trader who refused to pander to the anti-trade crowd, paid the price for his integrity.

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