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Many Democrats campaigned against President Bush's trade policies, saying the administration had failed to do enough to halt the loss of manufacturing jobs to low-wage foreign countries such as China.The Democratic takeover of the House and Senate has raised speculation that the administration's trade agenda will face serious obstacles in the new Congress. But Bush's top trade negotiator says the president still hopes to achieve bipartisan support for an aggressive trade liberalization agenda. Trade experts, however, say the signs point toward a legislative stalemate.Some analysts suggested that for Bush to win approval of further trade deals he will have to drop opposition to providing greater benefits to laid-off workers and also accept Democratic demands to increase protections so that U.S. jobs are not moved to low-wage countries with lax labor and environmental standards.Associated Press
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