“It kills me to type this but McCain actually sounded good in his answer, bringing up pre WWII tarrifs.”
What, did he bring up the “tariffs caused the depression” myth?
It was a credit crisis.
Smoot Hartley tarrifs were a big part of the deepening of the great depression. One would think the protecionist camp would be more comfortable in the Democrat camp, along with their unions, who want government monopolies on industries and will fold with lower priced overseas competition, which means lower prices for consumers, IMO. Free trade is one of the biggest causes of prosperity.