SEIU paints Clinton as $15 minimum wage supporter in Nevada fliers

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By ANNIE KARNI 02/20/16 03:20 PM EST

LAS VEGAS — Ahead of Nevada's Democratic caucuses, the Service Employees International Union is distributing literature to members touting Hillary Clinton's support for its main campaign: raising the federal minimum wage to $15. But Clinton, who won SEIU's endorsement in November, has not actually endorsed a federal $15 minimum wage.

“Hillary Clinton supports our fight for $15 and a union,” read the SEIU fliers, which were distributed in English and Spanish. The literature also featured quotes from Clinton supporting New York’s proposal to raise wages for fast-food workers to $15 an hour.

But Clinton has said since the beginning of her campaign that she backs a federal minimum wage of $12 an hour.

“As president, I will work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars — and support state and local efforts to go even further,” Clinton wrote last week on Medium. She wrote that she “strongly” supported the efforts of low-income workers to fight for $15 an hour.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/02/hillary-clinton-service-employees-international-union-219541

[EdwardBernays]

1. That's just called

Pulling a Clinton.

Like she said, she's trying her very best not to lie.

[CorporatistNation]

5. FUCKING CRIMINALS!!!!

The Whole Thing is RIGGED! Where is Wasserman Schultz?

No wonder Hillary has booked outa town ahead of the FALLOUT!!!

[AzDar]

2. Lies and obfuscation... Clintonian.

[Duckhunter935]

3. normal for Clinton surrogates

To lie

[farleftlib]

4. And she claims RW smears

are the reason she is perceived as dishonest.

[CorporatistNation]

6. THIS is What Is Referred to As An IN-ARTFUL SMEAR!

and people continue to advocate, vote for and support someone of such disrepute?

[farleftlib]

8. She should be cornered about this

and not allowed to give one of her weasel answers either. And the follow-up question should be "Are you going to live up to that promise? Why or Why not?"

[LittleBlue]

7. Ted Cruz, is that you?

Oh, it's Hillary

[DisgustipatedinCA]

9. So they're corrupt liars then. Their membership will know this.

[oasis]

10. Don't get excited. All's fair in politics when your dealing in promises.

C'mon now.

[SheilaT]

11. Oh, my.

Won't all those workers be surprised when, if she becomes President, she'll say, "I have NO idea what made you think I supported a $15 minimum wage."

[merrily]

12. Wow. When this gets out, the SEIU will have problems. I was a member once. I'm ashamed for the first

time in my life.

[Ferd Berfel]

13. Just bottom feeding Scum.

And remember kids YOU are supposed to VOTE for this shit once she crawls on her belly to the nomination.