2020 Democratic Primary

Here is the discussion of trade in last night's Democratic primary debate: HARRIS: First of all, Donald Trump came in making a whole lot of promises to working people that he did not keep. He said he was going to help farmers. He said he was going to

There was some discussion of trade in last night's Democratic primary debate: [DON] LEMON: ... Let's turn now to the economy. Congressman Ryan, President Trump's tariffs have boosted the U.S. steel industry but hurt auto manufacturers like those here in Michigan, which could drive

Elizabeth Warren's campaign team has just posted a document entitled "It's Time for a New Approach to Trade." My initial reaction is that it's difficult to see how there would be much, if any, trade liberalization in a Warren administration; however, there

In a recent speech on foreign policy, Joe Biden said the following about trade policy (as prepared): Our trade policy has to start at home, by strengthening our greatest asset – our middle class. We have to take care of everything I’ve talked about on the campaign trail – giving every

From a CNN interview with Chris Cuomo: BIDEN: With regard to North Korea, with China, I make it clear that we're going to move our defenses up, as we did before, and we're going to make sure we have the capacity to deal with it near

In the debate on Wednesday involving 10 of the 20 Democratic candidates, trade barely came up. Given how much activity, shall we say, there has been on trade under the Trump administration, that was a bit of a surprise. Last night, though, in the debate involving the other 10 candidates,

This is from a speech today by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden: America's farmers have been crushed by his tariff war with China. No one knows that better than Iowa. He thinks he's being tough. Well, it's easy to be tough when someone else

This is from Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg at a recent town hall event: The San Joaquin Valley helps feed not just America, but the world. The products that are grown here are world-class and yet what we’re finding is because of a short-sighted, I can’t even call

Elizabeth Warren just released "A Plan For Economic Patriotism." Here's how it starts: I come from a patriotic family. All three of my brothers joined the military. And I’m deeply grateful for the opportunities America has given me. But the giant “American” corporations who control

Here is presidential candidate Kamala Harris being interviewed by Telemundo’s Julio Vaqueiro, talking about Trump's proposed tariffs on Mexican imports to deal with immigration issues: Vaqueiro: “President Trump just yesterday said that he is going put some tariffs on all Mexican imports, until Mexico stops illegal immigration