As Harris Courts Republicans, the Left Grows Wary and Alienated - The New York Times | Ghostarchive
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...and raised worries about waning liberal energy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/us/politics/kamala-harris-progressives-democrats.html

  • FnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]
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    14 hours ago

    On Tuesday, she said in an interview with NBC News that she supported raising the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour

    *Checks the inflation calculator real quick*

    For this to have the same meaning now as it did in 2016 when they started football-lucy this line, they would have to increase it to $20 already distress

    • goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org
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      10 hours ago

      no you don't understand, she said at least so it could be more - libs spinning it.

      Seriously what made anyone pick her to be vp and got us to this point

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      13 hours ago

      she supported...

      "Support" is such a dem weasel word.

      "I, Donny Democrat, support raising the minimum wage to $15."

      Will he do a single thing to make it happen? No.

      • miz [any, any]
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        13 hours ago

        but history is dRiVeN bY iDeAs, not material conditions right? so voicing support is actually more important than doing anything if you really think about it provided you are a liberal moron

    • edge [he/him]
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      13 hours ago

      We'll get that $15/hr minimum wage as soon as it equals $7.25/hr in 2016. Progress!