Support for protectionism dropping

[Beet]

72% now see trade as an "opportunity", up sharply.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/204044/record-high-foreign-trade-opportunity.aspx

[RINO Tom]

1) GOOD

2) Hilarious to see how the partisan responses have changed based on which party is in power/pushing for the free trade deals, haha.

[Confused Democrat]

I'm surprised.

With the election of Trump, I assumed it would take an opposite turn with more people seeing trade as a threat.

However, this result probably has to with the way Gallup framed the question. I believe most Americans see trade as a good thing, but if you were to poll their opinion on free-trade agreements you might get a less favorable result.

[America Needs R'hllor]

1) GOOD

2) Hilarious to see how the partisan responses have changed based on which party is in power/pushing for the free trade deals, haha.

[Santander]

Trump is not a protectionist. He is an economic nationalist. He is a huge supporter of free trade with countries like the UK and others that share interests and values with the US. It's about time we stopped pretending that every country can or even should get along and be friends.

[Dr. Arch]

Trump is not a protectionist. He is an economic nationalist. He is a huge supporter of free trade with countries like the UK and others that share interests and values with the US. It's about time we stopped pretending that every country can or even should get along and be friends.

Ahuh....

[Beet]

Trump is not a protectionist. He is an economic nationalist. He is a huge supporter of free trade with countries like the UK and others that share interests and values with the US. It's about time we stopped pretending that every country can or even should get along and be friends.

In that case, Trump should have been for the TPP, since we share values and interests with Japan and Australia. No, he is a protectionist.

[Devout Centrist]

Trump is not a protectionist. He is an economic nationalist. He is a huge supporter of free trade with countries like the UK and others that share interests and values with the US. It's about time we stopped pretending that every country can or even should get along and be friends.

Once again, the difference between finance and economics is plainly visible.

[Santander]

Trump is not a protectionist. He is an economic nationalist. He is a huge supporter of free trade with countries like the UK and others that share interests and values with the US. It's about time we stopped pretending that every country can or even should get along and be friends.

In that case, Trump should have been for the TPP, since we share values and interests with Japan and Australia. No, he is a protectionist.

He believes in bilateral agreements with friendly countries on an individual basis without having to get involved with hostile countries like Vietnam.

Trump is not a protectionist. He is an economic nationalist. He is a huge supporter of free trade with countries like the UK and others that share interests and values with the US. It's about time we stopped pretending that every country can or even should get along and be friends.

Once again, the difference between finance and economics is plainly visible.

Yeah, finance is an actual thing.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Trump is not a protectionist. He is an economic nationalist. He is a huge supporter of free trade with countries like the UK and others that share interests and values with the US. It's about time we stopped pretending that every country can or even should get along and be friends.

In that case, Trump should have been for the TPP, since we share values and interests with Japan and Australia. No, he is a protectionist.

He believes in bilateral agreements with friendly countries on an individual basis without having to get involved with hostile countries like Vietnam.

Trump is not a protectionist. He is an economic nationalist. He is a huge supporter of free trade with countries like the UK and others that share interests and values with the US. It's about time we stopped pretending that every country can or even should get along and be friends.

Once again, the difference between finance and economics is plainly visible.

Yeah, finance is an actual thing.

Friendly as in Russia and hostile as in Mexico and Canada?

[Famous Mortimer]

1) GOOD

2) Hilarious to see how the partisan responses have changed based on which party is in power/pushing for the free trade deals, haha.

Agree except BAD.

[Devout Centrist]

1) GOOD

2) Hilarious to see how the partisan responses have changed based on which party is in power/pushing for the free trade deals, haha.

[Lief 🗽]

This is true of issue polling on basically all of Trump's positions.  Support for Obamacare, Syrian refugees, the concept of diversity, etc. have all been up since Trump's election.

[JA]

1) GOOD

2) Hilarious to see how the partisan responses have changed based on which party is in power/pushing for the free trade deals, haha.

[Person Man]

This is up there with support for health care guarantees and women's rights dropping 10 points when Obama got in.

[OneJ]

I'm also surprised. I would've thought that because of the entire 2016 election (Bernie and Trump) and Trump's actual election (as Confused Democrat mentioned) that support for trade probably would've gone down. Maybe this issue is just pretty prominent in the Midwestern states (MI, WI, PA, MN, IA, and OH).

It actually makes sense why Obamacare might go up btw (loss of jobs; "looking back at it, it probably wasn't so bad.", etc.)