Posted on 06/12/2015 11:12:27 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Union members broke into cheers when Hillary Rodham Clinton said she supported a $15-an-hour national minimum wage.
“Thank you for giving me this chance to tell you all how much I support your movement,” she told a conference organized by the Service Employees International Union. “I want to fight with you every day.”
Clinton’s words last weekend weren’t quite the endorsement they may have seemed. The next day, her campaign clarified her remarks, saying while Clinton supported the general push for higher wages, she wasn’t backing the more contentious $15 hourly minimum.
In the eight weeks since she announced her presidential bid, Clinton has moved cautiously to the left. She’s wooing the liberal wing of her party with strong stances on issues like immigration, where there’s broad national support for the Democratic position, while staying silent on more controversial topics. The carefully crafted policy two-step reflects a strategic decision by her campaign to motivate Democratic activists skeptical of her commitment to their cause, without alienating more moderate voters open to her candidacy. …
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lmao the seiu isnt voting for this cankled hag..... warren or sanders would get their vote.... hitlary is owned by the wall street bankers and corporations.... and run by the cfr... she just like obumbler do what they are told ... or else
“.....issues like immigration, where there’s broad national support for the Democratic position...”
BS
The AP doesn’t do truth when it comes to the agenda. To them, the Party is the arbiter of truth.
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