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.
Incluso durante su campaña para la candidatura del Partido Demócrata, cuando su principal rival, Hillary Clinton, presionaba para suspender las negociaciones comerciales y había abrazado la narrativa proteccionista, Obama mantuvo la calma y, en cambio, prometió reabrir el NAFTA –una táctica que no representaría nada, tal como sucedió.