Who supports free trade?In theory, the Republicans are the party of free trade. In practice, it doesn't always work out that way. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new survey from the Pew Research Center The Pew Research Center is a "fact tank" based in Washington, D.C., that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the USA and the world. The Center and its projects receive funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts. , voters on the right are nearly as likely to doubt the benefits of trade as their counterparts on the left. The survey found only "modest" differences between self-identified Democrats and Republicans on questions of whether free trade hurts the national economy, lowers wages, or kills jobs. Where there were significant differences of opinion, they didn't necessarily fall along party lines. When asked whether free trade contributes to economic growth, respondents who identified themselves as liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats, British political party Liberal Democrats, British political party created in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal party with the Social Democratic party; the party was initially called the Social and Liberal Democratic party. were on par with those who called themselves conservative Republicans, with 35 percent of each group agreeing. Moderate Democrats were considerably more pessimistic. The bottom line: Support for trade is linked more closely to demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. than to partisan affiliation. "Better educated and more affluent Americans," Pew PEW. A seat in a church separated from all others, with a convenient space to stand therein. 2. It is an incorporeal interest in the real property. And, although a man has the exclusive right to it, yet, it seems, he cannot maintain trespass against a person concludes, "regard less of party, generally view free trade more positively." [GRAPHIC OMITTED] |
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