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2016 Postmortem

AtomicKitten

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14. It's there now, a concession to Bernie's team.

Reply to fun n serious (Reply #13)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 06:09 AM

Jun 2016

The DNC nixed Bernie's Labor advovate appointment to the platform committee. They voted down $15 min wage. It was not in the platform until they yielded to Bernie's team and adopted it. Stop trying to muddy the waters to cover up what happened.

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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