Words: McCain endorses free trade and supports NAFTA, the GATT agreement, and US membership in the WTO and favors trade treaties over protectionism. “I would negotiate a free trade agreement with almost any country willing to negotiate fairly with us. (more…)

Words: Obama opposes free trade agreements that don’t live up to labor and environmental standards and advocates “hard bargaining” in trade negotiations. “Globalization is here, and I don’t think Americans are afraid to compete. And we have the goods and the services (more…)

Words: Romney feels that the emergence of China as an economic power is an opportunity for commerce and trade and supports free trade with Asia - and that action should be taken quickly. “I recognize there are some people who will argue for protectionism (more…)

Words: Biden generally supports free trade, but has criticized bilateral and regional agreements on opening markets. He feels we should embrace free trade without compromising on our standard of living.
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Words: Clinton believes we should maximize the benefits of the global economy but minimize the impact on American workers and advocates real trade adjustment assistance. “I believe in smart trade. Pro-American trade. Trade that has labor and environmental standards (more…)

Words: Edwards feels that current trade agreements focus on profits for multinationals and benefit their shareholders, but that small business suffers as a result. He advocates renegotiating NAFTA rather than canceling it and believes trade agreements should include environmental standards. (more…)

Words: Giuliani feels we should take aggressive advantage of globalization. “Let’s build industries that we can sell in this new part of the world where we have a growing number of consumers.”
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Words: Huckabee believes that market forces will naturally promote innovation and lower prices. “Three dominant factors in the American economy make it increasingly difficult for jobs to remain here: excess litigation, excess taxation, and excess regulation (more…)

Kucinich believes that trade should be based on “workers’ rights, human rights, and environmental quality principles”. He advocates withdrawing from NAFTA and the WTO and feels trade deals should be based on the power of US market leverage. (more…)

Words: Paul supports free trade, but opposes free trade agreements and proposes unilateral trade through the abolition of trade barriers at home. He believes we should end economic protectionism and feels there should be no restrictions on import/export (more…)

Words: Richardson supports NAFTA, the GATT agreement, and the WTO but feels that we need fair trade rather than unfettered free trade and argues that trade agreements must include labor, safety, and environmental standards. (more…)

Words: Thompson feels that protectionist policies are defensive and defeatist. “We’re not afraid of globalization. It works to our benefit. We innovate more and invest in that innovation better than anywhere else in the world. Same thing goes for services.” (more…)