For much of U.S. history, the Democrats supported free trade. By the mid 1990s, however, most Democrats in Congress had become skeptical of free trade agreements, for various reasons. Which of the following was NOT one of those reasons? Group of answer choices The South had long supported free trade, but by the mid 1990s most Southerners had joined the Republican Party and were no longer part of the Democratic coalition. Free trade agreements promote exports, but the Democrats did not represent any areas of the country that produced exports. Jobs lost as a result of free trade agreements were often concentrated in Midwestern cities where the Democrats were seeking votes. Democrats were supporters of labor rights and environmental protection and they feared that free trade agreements encouraged other countries to adopt low labor and environmental standards.

For much of U.S. history, the Democrats supported free trade. By the mid 1990s, however, most Democrats in Congress had become skeptical of free trade agreements, for various reasons. Which of the following was NOT one of those reasons? Group of answer choices The South had long supported free trade, but by the mid 1990s most Southerners had joined the Republican Party and were no longer part of the Democratic coalition. Free trade agreements promote exports, but the Democrats did not represent any areas of the country that produced exports. Jobs lost as a result of free trade agreements were often concentrated in Midwestern cities where the Democrats were seeking votes. Democrats were supporters of labor rights and environmental protection and they feared that free trade agreements encouraged other countries to adopt low labor and environmental standards.