Posted on 03/11/2016 1:08:49 PM PST by dennisw
The American people have concluded they’re getting “screwed” by trade deals, immigration policy, and other areas where their interests are not considered a priority by their own political and business leaders. He contended this backlash against the elites was the reason so many highly-touted candidates have flamed out of the GOP primary, which is on the verge of boiling down to a two-man race between the two leading anti-Establishment candidates, Donald Trump and Senator Sen. Ted Cruz
Caddell said the critique of free trade from Trump – and to a lesser extent, his final remaining competitors – was the kind of break from party orthodoxy that could only happen during an election dominated by “outsider forces” and “insurgents.”
“Trump is the more populist outsider, the insurgent,” said Caddell. “Ted Cruz has been the more ideological insurgent.”
Trump’s greater success thus far to the primary electorate leaning toward populism, but saluted Cruz for “drawing his differences quite well” with Trump during Thursday’s encounter – a vitally important task for Cruz, as the once-crowded GOP primary moves into a two-candidate head-to-head finale.
However, he chalked up the win for Trump based on the trade issue, which Caddell described as a “stunner” when he recently polled voters on the issues important to them. He said that poll showed “Republicans, and independents following Republicans, even more than Democrats are anti-free-trade… or, I should say, they have had it with trade deals, just as they’ve had it with the Washington establishment.”
“What’s happening is, the economic anxiety – the tremendous alienation that exists, and the concerns about national security, and particularly China – are all fueling this nexus issue, which is all being expressed in concrete terms over these trade deals,” he explained, noting the issue scored especially strong in Michigan and Mississippi exit polls.
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Free Trade: A few people get to sell some things overseas, but the majority of Americans lose their jobs otherwise.
absolute bull shit born of total ignorance and spewed in a viscious lie
What a lie...Cruz didn't point out any differences...He lied again and told the audience that Trump's position were in line with Hillary's positions when in fact Trump's positions are more conservative and more pro American than Cruz's...And of course Trump responded brilliantly each time 'without actually calling Cruz a liar'...
“absolute bull shit born of total ignorance and spewed in a viscious lie”
Written like a third grader, and the logic is too.
Clean out the whole Washington rat’s nest. End career politicians and those career staffers. Elect people who have real careers who want to serve the nation for a limited period of time. Ya know those real Patriots like Trump!
it is however truth in plain English and not binary code unintelligible to the great mass of people
He’s got free trade confused with (un)fair trade.
Wrong. Free trade has offset some of the disastrous policies pushed by Republicans and Democrats alike — things like racial and sexual quotas, the destruction of the family, open borders, socialism, and environmental fanaticism. The American people will screw themselves if they allow Trump — or the Democrats — to start a trade war.
Every candidate should have been saying that since day one, and proposing their cures.
I have absolutely no idea what this sentence is about.
He is telling you that he is able to delegate tasks to those best able to handle them, and expects you to assume that he will do exactly that.
the only americans screwed by free trade are the union members...
go back to your local and tell them you have failed once again to gain support...
Are there any trade agreements in which the U.S. isn’t schlonged?
Few if any, which is why I butt heads with other conservatives on this issue.
“Free Trade” has, in summary, for about the last century mean “other nations are free to uproot our manufacturing capacity and export jobs by the tens of thousands in a one-way trip overseas mostly in exchange for poor-quality goods and services, creating an unwinnable and increasingly perilous position for American workers.”
Brother, that ain’t free and that sure as hell ain’t trade!!!
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