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Analysts debate how trade actions might impact upcoming midterms

July 12, 2018 at 9:03 AM
President Trump’s trade policies are unlikely to have a great impact on congressional midterm elections in November, analysts said on Wednesday. Instead, voters will be more sensitive to “domestic-oriented” issues like healthcare and others, “as opposed to what we may see is the beginning fallout of this erroneous trade policy,” said Michael Steele, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a political analyst for MSNBC. “My bet is, again going back to the base, it’s not going to...


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