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THERE?
72% FAVORED A RAISE.
ONLY ABOUT A QUARTER OF
RESPONDENTS OPPOSED ONE.
DEMOCRATS ARE FORCING THIS VOTE.
LET'S GO TO OUR CHIEF
CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT DANA
BASH.
WHAT ARE THE DREAM DEMOCRATS
TRYING TO DO AND WILL IT WORK
SOME.
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE
DEFINITION OF IT IS.
TO SORT OF CHANGE A FAMOUS
QUOTE.
YOU SAID IT'S MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
AND THAT IS TRUE WHEN IT COMES
TO THE SUBSTANCE OF WHAT THEY
WANT TO DO.
TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE.
THE WAY THEY NEED TO GO ABOUT IT
IS A DISCHARGE PE SIGZ.
IN REALITY THEY NEED TO FIND 218
SIGNATURES TO OVERRIDE THE
OBJECTIONS OF THE HOUSE SPEAKER,
THE REPUBLICANS OF COURSE RUN
THE FLOOR.
DEMOCRATS ARE IN THE MINORITY.
IT IS GOING TO BE HARD IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THAT.
THAT'S THE SUBSTANCE.
IT IS A POLITICAL ELECTION YEAR.
DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE AND THE
SENATE AS WELL, THEY ARE
CONVINCED THAT THIS IS THEIR
ISSUE.
WHEN YOU FRAME THE ISSUE AS THEY
ARE NOT OUT FOR US, THEY MEANING
WASHINGTON.
THEY ARE NOT OUT FOR THE LITTLE
GUY, THEY ARE OUT FOR THE BIG
GUY AND THE RICH GUY, THEY WILL
DO WELL.
ONE DEMOCRAT SAID IF THIS
ELECTION IS ABOUT OBAMACARE,
THEY LOSE.
IF THEY ARE TRYING TO FRAME IT
WITH THE MINIMUM WAGE ISSUE,