> That isn't very popular, with this crowd. It’s not that popular with the masses either. Sure, it can be very popular with the people whose specific industri

> That isn't very popular, with this crowd. It’s not that popular with the masses either. Sure, it can be very popular with the people whose specific industries are protected, and there’s many who like it in the abstract - but if you’re the party in power when everything gets more expensive as a consequence of protectionist policies a lot of people are going to be very unhappy with you.