Why are American "liberals" so enamored by protectionism?

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Liberals don't. Liberals looooove free trade.



But if you're asking why some populist dems do?

Because god help us if we care about working americans, I guess.

Now I'll admit. I *am * a nationalist. But if you're asking the government to betray its own citizens for some abstract notion of economic growth in another country, I seriously question your priorities.

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Not to suggest that Evangelicals and cultural conservative working class folks are bad people, but yeah the Democrats are much more the party of well-educated suburbanites than the GOP.

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Not to suggest that Evangelicals and cultural conservative working class folks are bad people, but yeah the Democrats are much more the party of well-educated suburbanites than the GOP.

2010
$100,000 and up: 57%-43% GOP
College Educated: 58%-42% GOP
Suburban: 56%-44% GOP

2012
$100,000 and up: 54%-44% Romney
College Educated: 51%-47% Romney
Suburban: 50%-48% Romney

2014
$100,000 and up: 54%-44% GOP
College Educated: 57%-41% GOP
Suburban: 55%-43% GOP

As our friend Mr. Illini says, the stats don't lie.  You are literally just wrong, dude.

Fair enough! It does seem to be a little bit different in New England, where you get a lot of affluent suburban liberal types. IMHO makes the party worse.

In fact, there's an academic history of suburban MA to this effect called "Don't Blame Us!"