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2016 Postmortem

AtomicKitten

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12. A tweet? That's your source? Nonsense.

Reply to fun n serious (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 05:45 AM

Jun 2016

The platform committee voted $15 min wage down 8 to 5; there's a video of it FFS. But they yielded and put it in as in it wasn't in there already contrary to that tweet. Best gird your loins because Bernie is fighting for plenty more.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/284888-dems-adopt-15-minimum-wage-in-draft-platform

On edit, here's a link to the vote:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=387959

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$15.00 min wage made it on the platform [View all] fun n serious Jun 2016 OP

Any evidence of this? Ash_F Jun 2016 #1

So why all the threads saying they didn't have it in there? still_one Jun 2016 #2

People trying to continue the trouble... fun n serious Jun 2016 #5

Thanks. It confused me why this would have even been that controversial of an issue for the still_one Jun 2016 #6

I don't know why they do not want people to know.. fun n serious Jun 2016 #7

anyway thanks still_one Jun 2016 #8

Because our nominee does not / did not support it. Motown_Johnny Jun 2016 #16

I hope that info gets spread. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #3

Read Karen Finney's Twitter. I seriously doubt she would lie... fun n serious Jun 2016 #4

Yes, that's my understanding. Positive platform so far, but alas, Iliyah Jun 2016 #9

15 by 2021 everywhere and 2018 for New York fun n serious Jun 2016 #10

Correct, California in stages until 2021 Iliyah Jun 2016 #11

A tweet? That's your source? Nonsense. AtomicKitten Jun 2016 #12

$15 is there... MSM is reporting it too.. There are other links here on DU. fun n serious Jun 2016 #13

It's there now, a concession to Bernie's team. AtomicKitten Jun 2016 #14

I guess we have 2 stories and we can each choose fun n serious Jun 2016 #15

Good post. To underline: $15 MW is IN! Hortensis Jun 2016 #17

MSNBC is allowing the FALSE rumor to stand! MoonRiver Jun 2016 #18

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