Yes, Jonah it does seem like the Democratic Party has abandoned free trade. Start throwing up unnecessary barriers to trade, and let’s see what happens to the economy. The big rap on Republicans and global warming is that they oppose measures to curb global warming despite the fact that every global climate scientist considers it a fact. Yet, nearly every economist on the planet is staunchly in favor of free-trade. Are Democrats not part of the “reality-based community” when it comes to economics?