I speculated that the Trump effect would be so toxic that the Democratic platform in 2020 would include a fairly strong rejection of protectionism in a post about a week ago. That’s a few years and a few tariffs away, however; the current Democratic position statement appears to be an effort to outbid Trump on trade issues.
Ugh! Democratic protectionism isn’t any prettier than its Republican counterpart. I don’t think it’s good politics, either; the blue base is going to associate protectionism with bigotry, and really, who can out-Trump Trump?