The big divide among 2020 Democrats over trade — and why it matters
It’s a pretty safe bet that no candidate is going to campaign as a free trader in the 2020 Democratic primary, setting up the potential for a large-scale realignment on a major policy issue for the party.
The Democratic Party faces a fork in the road, on an issue where President Donald Trump has scrambled all the old alliances.
“I think we’re at a tipping point,” says Thea Lee, who leads the lefty Economic Policy Institute, which is skeptical of free trade agreements. “You could see Democrats retreat to their...