If Jindal seemed to be shilly-shallying on the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, saying that he needed to read it before he made up his mind, he had good reason to soft-pedal. Republicans have mixed feelings, with a plurality (43 percent) saying that the deal is good for the U.S., 34 percent saying it’s bad, and 16 percent in Jindal’s camp, saying they don’t know.
Farai Chideya
Chris Christie isn’t the only candidate to call for cyber-warfare against China. In my recent piece on hacks and Social Security numbers, near the end, I references Mike Huckabee’s vehement call for reciprocal cyber-war.
Ben Casselman
Twice tonight, Rick Santorum has pledged to reverse the decline in manufacturing jobs. Good luck. The U.S. factory sector has been shrinking for decades. Employment has actually rebounded in recent years under Obama, but it remains far below its prerecession level, let alone its historical peak.
