Editorial: This election's missed debate

The Monitor's View
Mon Nov 6, 3:00 AM ET

As campaigning for the midterm elections winds down, many Americans may ask if something was missed among issues that so dominated the national debate, such as Iraq. One issue too often overlooked but close to home is how to help US workers adjust to tough global competition in wages and goods.

Even in the few campaigns for Congress that featured free trade, candidates usually debated how to prevent it, not how to adjust to it.