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Minimum wage. okay. that's why republicans did it. see, polling shows that that -- that can drive up voter turnout and those voters tend to lean democratic. by getting this issue on the ballot these campaigners were all but assured the policy would pass and become law in the state because it's really popular. but b, as a side benefit, democratic candidates running in that election say the democrat running for u.s. senate in michigan or the democrat running against rick snyder in michigan those democrats would probably benefit as well from being on the ballot alongside that very popular minimum...

Because the very next day michigan activists were due to turn in over 300,000 signatures to put on the ballot in november a much larger increase in the minimum wage. okay. that's why republicans did it. see, polling shows that that -- that can drive up voter turnout and those voters tend to lean democratic. by getting this issue on the ballot these campaigners were all but assured the policy would pass and become law in the state because it's really popular. but b, as a side benefit, democratic candidates running in that election say the democrat running for u.s. senate in michigan or the demo...

New jersey governor chris christie is a republican politician who is basically governing in a blue state. he ended up vetoing a minimum wage rise that the rest of his state government had passed. and then the voters overturned his veto. and the republicans are afraid the minimum wage bill be raised by a ballot initiative, as well. so the republicans have been scrambling to try to pass a law that will let them block a minimum wage hike. a minimum wage hike which people in this state really like and that they know people would vote for if they get a chance. so faced with this popular policy of r...

American people that want something to be done to help them get back on their feet, this economy really rolling. and to give them a raise. so i think that this is a very worthwhile campaign to be promoting, being so popular. >> yeah. senate candidate gary peters was with the president at the noumpbs announcement. this is goings to be a hot campaign issue, where unemployment is high. are the democrats counting on poor people to get out and vote in record numbers in an off-year electi election? because let's face it, this minimum wage is talking about people who are living under the poverty line...