… A $15 minimum wage is quite popular and does well among voters who haven’t been voting Democratic the last few cycles.
Take a look at a recent Quinnipiac University poll. The poll released in early February found that 61% of registered voters supported raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Opposition stood at 37%.
In the same poll, President Joe Biden’s approval rating clocked in at 50% among registered voters.
In other words, support for a higher minimum wage was bigger than the baseline Democratic support. CONTINUED
Harry Enten, CNN
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