re: #389 Brian J.

$15 is way too high for most of the country; again, that would more than double the minimum wage at a stroke and raise it about 40% higher than ever before (after inflation adjustment). It’s too high to be a plausible bargaining chip; I’m honestly not sure Hillary’s previous proposal of $12 wasn’t too much.

I’m going to vote for Hillary, never fear (although it’s doubtful that it will do any good). It’s just that it’s so frustrating to see my candidate decide not to stand up for herself in this, as she’s done so often in other contexts.

Maybe your candidate understands that sometimes, it’s stupid to completely reject everything just because it comes from the campaign she beat.

For fuck’s sake, she’s a woman. If she refused to compromise, the story wouldn’t be how she was being strong and standing up for herself. It would be about how she’s ungracious, a bitch, and doesn’t care about the progressives because she’s beholden to her corporate overlords (playing nicely into the Bernie or Bust narrative there). Instead, she’s cutting the knees out from under them. I don’t think she’s done anything that would set up the hackles of the more reasonable Bernie supporters and her willingness to listen and be open to ideas is probably helping smooth the way for them to vote for her even without Bernie’s endorsement.

Anyway, I obviously can’t tell you not to freak out over this. You can spend your energy how you want to. Mine’s going elsewhere.