{"id":194,"date":"2011-01-11T14:29:37","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T19:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizenstrade.org\/draft\/impact-of-fair-trade-messaging-on-election-results-in-the-2006-cycle\/"},"modified":"2011-05-09T04:39:41","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T08:39:41","slug":"impact-of-fair-trade-messaging-on-election-results-in-the-2006-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/the-trade-brigade\/pac-archives-page\/impact-of-fair-trade-messaging-on-election-results-in-the-2006-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of Fair Trade Messaging on Election Results in the 2006 Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Candidates running ads demanding new trade policy &#8212; and rejecting the failed NAFTA model &#8212; made unprecedented gains over candidates running on a status quo \u201cfree trade\u201d platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senate ads:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#stabenow#stabenow\" target=\"_blank\">Debbie Stabenow (Mich.)<\/a>, 1 ad<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#brown#brown\" target=\"_blank\">Sherrod Brown (Ohio)<\/a>, 7 ads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#casey#casey\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Casey (Pa.)<\/a>, 4 ads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#sanders#sanders\" target=\"_blank\">Bernie Sanders (Vt.)<\/a>, 1 ad<\/p>\n<p><strong>House ads:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#barrow#barrow\" target=\"_blank\">John Barrow (Ga.)<\/a>, 2 ads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#braley#braley\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce Braley (Iowa)<\/a>, 1 ad<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#dccc#dccc\" target=\"_blank\">DCCC for Brad Ellsworth (Ind.)<\/a>, 1 ad<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#yarmuth#yarmuth\" target=\"_blank\">John Yarmuth (Ky.)<\/a>, 1 ad<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#lucas#lucas\" target=\"_blank\">Ken Lucas (Ky.)<\/a>, 1 ad<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#davis#davis\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Davis (N.Y.)<\/a>, 1 ad<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#shuler#shuler\" target=\"_blank\">Heath Shuler (N.C.)<\/a>, 2 ads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#space#space\" target=\"_blank\">Zack Space (Ohio)<\/a>, 1 ad<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.org\/trade\/articles.cfm?ID=15892#murphy#murphy\" target=\"_blank\">Lois Murphy (Pa.)<\/a>, 1 ad<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trade impact results from the 2006 election:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>House races where fair traders beat anti-fair trader incumbents: 19<\/li>\n<li>Senate races where fair traders beat anti-fair trader incumbents: 6<\/li>\n<li>House races where fair traders took open seats vacated by retiring anti-fair traders: 11<\/li>\n<li>Senate races where fair traders took open seats vacated by retiring anti-fair traders: 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>House races where anti-fair traders replaced fair trade incumbents: 0<\/li>\n<li>Senate races where anti-fair traders replaced fair trade incumbents: 0<\/li>\n<li>House races where anti-fair traders took open seats vacated by retiring fair traders: 0<\/li>\n<li>Senate races where anti-fair traders took open seats vacated by retiring fair traders: 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\nSenate: Trade was a top and winning issue in campaigns that tilted Senate towards Democratic control:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Missouri: Claire McCaskill (D) vs. incumbent Jim Talent (R)<\/li>\n<li>Montana: Jon Tester (D) vs. incumbent Conrad Burns (R)<\/li>\n<li>Ohio: Sherrod Brown (D) vs. incumbent Mike DeWine (R)<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania: Bob Casey, Jr. (D) vs. incumbent Rick Santorum (R)<\/li>\n<li>Rhode Island: Sheldon Whitehouse (D) vs. incumbent Lincoln Chafee (R)<\/li>\n<li>Virginia: Jim Webb (D) vs. incumbent George Allen (R)Plus: Vermont: Bernie Sanders (I) defeats Rich Tarrant (R), taking anti-fair trader Jim Jeffords\u2019 open seat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>House Campaigns where trade was a top and winning issue (select examples):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>California\u2019s 11th: Jerry McNerney (D) vs. incumbent Richard Pombo (R)<\/li>\n<li>Connecticut\u2019s 5th: Chris Murphy (D) vs. incumbent Nancy Johnson (R)<\/li>\n<li>Georgia\u2019s 8th: Incumbent John Barrow (D) vs. Max Burns (R)<\/li>\n<li>Indiana\u2019s 2nd: Joe Donnelly (D) vs. incumbent Chris Chocola (R)<\/li>\n<li>Iowa 1st: Bruce Braley (D) vs. Mike Whalen (Nussle open seat)<\/li>\n<li>Iowa\u2019s 2nd: Dave Loebsack (D) vs. incumbent Jim Leach (R)<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania\u2019s 8th: Patrick Murphy (D) vs. incumbent Mike Fitzpatrick (R)<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin\u2019s 8th: Steve Kagen (D) vs. John Gard (R) (Green open seat)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winning campaigns running paid ads on trade (select examples):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indiana\u2019s 8th: Brad Ellsworth (D) vs. incumbent John Hostettler (R)<\/li>\n<li>Kentucky\u2019s 3rd: John Yarmuth (D) vs. incumbent Anne Northup (R)<\/li>\n<li>North Carolina\u2019s 11th: Heath Shuler (D) vs. incumbent Charles Taylor (R)<\/li>\n<li>Ohio\u2019s 6th: Charlie Wilson (D) vs. Chuck Blasdel (R) (Strickland open seat)<\/li>\n<li>Ohio\u2019s 18th: Zack Space (D) vs. Joy Padgett (R) (Ney open seat)<\/li>\n<li>The Brown, Casey, Sanders and Debbie Stabenow (Michigan incumbent) Senate campaigns<\/li>\n<li>The Barrow and Braley House campaigns, and at least three others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candidates running ads demanding new trade policy &#8212; and rejecting the failed NAFTA model &#8212; made unprecedented gains over 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