Democrats Who Oppose #Offshoring Win More Races. Big Time.

A follow-up on my previous blog: Let this be a warning to politicians who don't read the writing on the wall about foreign outsourcing.

Political Perils of Pending Trade Policy Battles Highlighted


Record 205 Democratic, GOP Campaigns Nationwide  Connected to Bipartisan American Public Anger About Trade Policy Status Quo of Job #Offshoring

Amidst Powerful GOP Wave, Best Defense Was a Fair Trade Offense With House Democrats Running On Fair Trade Platforms Three Times More Likely to Survive; Record 220-plus Trade Campaign Ads Nationwide


Washington, D.C. – House Democrats that ran on fair trade platforms in competitive and openseat races were three times as likely to survive the GOP tidal wave than Democrats who ran against  fair trade, according to a comprehensive 182-race, 70-page report released today by Public Citizen. The GOP tsunami obliterated many candidate-specific features of the midterm contests, but trade, job offshoring and/or government purchases of foreign-made goods were a stunningly persistent national focus of midterm election campaigns, with 205 candidates campaigning on these issues. A record number of 75 Republicans adopted some fair trade messaging as well, 43 of whom won their races. More than sixty races became “fair trade offs,” where both the Democrat and Republican ran on fair trade themes. Only 37 candidates campaigned in favor of more North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)-style trade agreements - about half of these candidates lost.