By Robert Romano “Surprisingly, the voters of the party traditionally strongest for free trade, the Republican Party, have become the most consistent and strongest opponents to trade policy.” That was independent pollster Pat Caddell at the National Press Club on March 10 commenting on a poll of 1,950 likely voters he conducted on behalf of Americans for Limited Government on voter attitudes toward the international trade issue including the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership now under consideration. Particularly, […]

By Rick Manning As originally published http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/03/10/why-republican-voters-are-in-revolt-over-corporate-crony-trade-deals.html The Michigan primary results on Tuesday signal a quantum shift in GOP voter attitudes on “free trade” policies that have served corporate crony agendas leaving the American people behind. That’s not just analysis, it is fact based upon a just released […]

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement releasing the results of a poll by Pat Caddell conducted on behalf of Americans for Limited Government showing Republican voters overwhelmingly opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after they find out what’s in it: “The most striking thing about the Caddell poll is that Republicans are even more […]

By Rick Manning It was a big night for Donald Trump as he won another victory in the Deep South proving his brash New York style has sustained its appeal among conservative voters, while at the same time rolling to victories in Michigan and Hawaii, attracting voters […]

The people of Detroit know the real cost of Hillary Clinton's free trade policies. pic.twitter.com/OoatUvhEc9 — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 3, 2016 By Robert Romano Could the international trade issue be Hillary Clinton’s Achilles’ heel in November? In the Flint, Mich. CNN debate on March 6 , the issue came up in fierce exchanges between Clinton and rival Sen. Bernie […]

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By Rick Manning As published at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/271741-what-romney-got-wrong Mitt Romney is the candidate who was sold as the best chance to win against President Obama in 2012, and then proceeded to stumble so badly that his campaign couldn’t even provide election volunteers with working get-out-the-vote software. It is no […]

By Robert Romano If turnout on Super Tuesday was any indication, Republicans are highly motivated in this year’s presidential cycle. 8.9 million voters showed up to vote for Republican candidates Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich, on Super Tuesday , compared with just 5.6 million for Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. In elections, turnout determines everything, and on Super Tuesday, Republicans easily won 59 percent […]

By Rick Manning A decade ago, “free trade” supporter Thomas Friedman of The New York Times appeared on CNBC with the late Tim Russert and declared there was no free trade agreement he would ever oppose. “No. Absolutely not,” he said . Friedman went on to acknowledge he […]