Moderate Liberal

Very strongly agree

No, a global free trade system is better for our businesses and consumers

Moderate liberals strongly support a global free trade system, believing it promotes economic growth, innovation, and consumer choice. This is reflected in the mainstream Democratic support for trade liberalization since the 1990s, including the Clinton administration's advocacy for NAFTA and the Obama administration's push for the TPP. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products

Moderate liberals recognize that many U.S. manufacturers rely on global supply chains and imported materials. The negative impact of tariffs on these businesses, as seen during the Trump-era trade wars, aligns with moderate liberal concerns about unintended economic consequences. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

Moderate liberals tend to favor open markets and free trade, as seen in support for agreements like NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) under the Obama administration. They believe that avoiding tariffs generally benefits both businesses and consumers. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, this will help create and save more jobs

While moderate liberals are concerned about job loss due to globalization, they typically prefer solutions like worker retraining and adjustment assistance over protectionist tariffs. Historical evidence, such as the limited long-term effectiveness of tariffs in saving jobs (e.g., the 2002 Bush steel tariffs), informs this skepticism. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

Moderate liberals generally support free trade, believing it benefits consumers and the economy overall. While they may support targeted tariffs in specific cases (such as to address unfair trade practices), they are generally skeptical of broad tariff increases. The backlash against the Trump administration's 2018-2019 tariffs among moderate Democrats and centrist economists reflects this view. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long

This answer reflects a more nationalist and populist approach, which is generally at odds with moderate liberal ideology. Moderate liberals tend to believe in reforming trade deals rather than rejecting them outright, as seen in their support for renegotiating NAFTA into the USMCA rather than abandoning it.