Even during his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination, when his main rival, Hillary Clinton, was pushing to suspend trade negotiations and had embraced the protectionist narrative, Obama kept his cool and promised instead to reopen NAFTA – a tactic designed to amount to nothing, as it has.
Persino durante la sua campagna per la leadership del Partito democratico, quando la sua principale rivale, Hillary Clinton, faceva pressioni per sospendere le trattative commerciali e abbracciava il protezionismo, Obama mantenne la calma e promise al contrario di riaprire il NAFTA – una tattica che non ha portato a nulla.