{"id":2360908,"date":"2024-10-29T09:07:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-states-raising-the-floor-and-harris-standing-in-trumps-shadow-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T09:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:11:49","slug":"wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-states-raising-the-floor-and-harris-standing-in-trumps-shadow-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-states-raising-the-floor-and-harris-standing-in-trumps-shadow-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: States raising the floor and Harris standing in Trump\u2019s shadow &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-states-raising-the-floor-and-harris-standing-in-trumps-shadow-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the upcoming\u2063 ballot measures \u2062regarding increases to minimum wage in four states: Massachusetts, Alaska,\u2064 California, and Missouri. Each state \u2063is posing questions to \u200dvoters on whether to raise the minimum wage, which has \u2062historically been a \u2063popular subject with a high likelihood of passing. The federal minimum wage \u2062has remained\u2063 unchanged at $7.25 \u200csince 2009, but states\u2063 can set their own\u200c higher rates.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts\u200b specifically addresses tipping, \u2064proposing to raise tipped workers&#8217; wages from $6.75 to $15 over five years. Alaska&#8217;s\u200d proposal aims to\u2062 increase wages\u2064 from $11.73\u200b to $15\u200c by 2027. Economists \u200band critics debate the implications of \u200dsuch increases, with \u200darguments on both\u2063 sides regarding their potential impact on inflation and\u200c economic health.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 article also touches\u2064 on Vice President Kamala \u2064Harris&#8217;s campaign\u200b strategy \u2063as she prepares for\u200c the final days of\u200b the electoral race against former President\u2062 Donald \u2064Trump. Harris aims to turn the\u2063 narrative to \u200bfocus on Trump\u2019s\u2063 past, particularly the January 6 incident, while also presenting a message of optimism for the future. Poll analysts\u200d suggest\u2062 that she \u2063should not only criticize\u200d Trump but also highlight \u200dher\u2063 own policies to appeal to undecided voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wake up with the Washington Examiner: States raising the floor and Harris standing in Trump&rsquo;s shadow<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1848267\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All about that base (wage)&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Four states are asking voters whether jobs flipping burgers, scooping ice cream, and pouring coffee will be more appealing if workers are paid more to do them. Besides the burning question of whether Vice President <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> <\/strong>or former President <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> <\/strong>is going to be the top elected official in the country, some voters are answering &ldquo;yes&rdquo; or &ldquo;no&rdquo; about whether their states should increase their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minimum-wage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"minimum wage\">minimum wage<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Typically, if a minimum wage question makes it onto the ballot, it&rsquo;s a foregone conclusion it will pass, Economics Reporter <strong>Zach Halaschak <\/strong>wrote for us this morning in the second part of our Direct Democracy series examining the slew of ballot measures that aren&rsquo;t getting as much attention nationally as bigger contests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Minimum wage proposals are overwhelmingly popular and typically pass, even in Republican states,&rdquo; Zach wrote. &ldquo;The federal minimum wage is $7.25, the same amount it has been since 2009. State minimum wages supersede the federal minimum wage, so if a state&rsquo;s minimum wage is higher than the federal, that state wage applies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the proposals are popular and tend to succeed once the question is put to voters directly, it&rsquo;s far from a settled question whether minimum wage increases help or hurt workers and the economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Critics told Zach that government interference in setting wages is part of what has caused runaway inflation in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>As businesses recognize more cash swirling around, they raise the cost of goods. When employers then raise the minimum wage, injecting more cash into the economy, businesses raise their prices again, creating a wage-price spiral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of increases say the larger effects are overblown. They argue there is little connective tissue between minimum wage increases and state economic health markers such as unemployment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a glance at how the question could be decided next week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts is an outlier among the four states because it focuses on stepping up wages for tipped workers in particular.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Currently, tipped workers are paid $6.75 an hour, with the expectation they will make up the remainder of their salary in gratuities. Voters will decide whether those workers&rsquo; salaries should be raised to $15 over the next five years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alaska, California, and Missouri are the other states considering wage increases, but Alaska is the only one with a timeline for boosts stretching out more than a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state is asking voters whether wages should go up from $11.73 to $15 by 2027.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3204068\/2024-minimum-wage-ballot-measures-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about the minimum wage-boosting proposals on ballots<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Closing it out<\/h2>\n<p>Harris and Trump have one week of campaigning left before polls close, and there is nothing left to do but watch ballots get counted. The next seven days won&rsquo;t be a time for sitting back and watching the chips fall where they may, but Harris is planning on making her &ldquo;closing argument&rdquo; to voters this evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former top prosecutor has run a campaign with an eye on litigating the shortcomings of Trump the candidate and Trump the president. Her message of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">law enforcement versus felon hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t always landed, as she vacillated between talking about &ldquo;joy&rdquo; and a bright future for the country and the gloomy doomsday voters are in for if they don&rsquo;t check the box next to her and other Democrats&rsquo; names.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But with time running out, Harris is stepping into Trump&rsquo;s shadow that hangs over the Ellipse to deliver a final message that can remind voters about the violence of Jan. 6, 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s speech will likely deviate from the issues voters tell pollsters they care about most and take the focus away from herself and President <strong>Joe Biden <\/strong>and instead try to flip the election narrative to be a referendum on Trump, White House Reporter <strong>Naomi Lim <\/strong>wrote for us this morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris&rsquo;s democracy argument is a return to former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s central campaign message that was criticized by Biden&rsquo;s detractors and quickly repackaged as &lsquo;joy&rsquo; and &lsquo;freedom&rsquo; this summer when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-handling-trump-case-hit-with-new-ethics-inquiry-request-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New York judge handling Trump case hit with new ethics inquiry request - Washington Examiner\">vice president replaced<\/a> him at the top of the Democratic ticket,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite the dark rhetoric before and after Jan. 6, the Harris campaign said that her speech will project optimism and hope and be about the future, not the past, as she promises to prioritize the country and common ground, not the Democratic Party or herself,&rdquo; she wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Turning the contest into a judgment of Trump&rsquo;s character wasn&rsquo;t working particularly well for Biden when he was the nominee, and trying to return to it now might be too little, too late, some pollsters warn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Persuadable voters are mostly familiar with the pros and cons of both candidates and are looking for reasons to vote <em>for <\/em>one of them rather than against the other. Harris would be wise to highlight Trump&rsquo;s shortcomings and pair her attacks with messages about why she is a preferable alternative, according to Blueprint, a Democratic polling firm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris&rsquo;s winning closing message with undecided and swing state voters?&rdquo; Blueprint wrote in a memo on Monday. &ldquo;Real talk on addressing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> prices<\/a>, protecting Social Security and Medicare,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> taxing<\/a> the wealthiest Americans, taking on big corporations, and emphasizing the buy-in her campaign has from business leaders like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-cuban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Mark Cuban<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205719\/harris-to-frame-campaign-referendum-trump-not-her-or-biden-in-ellipse-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about Harris&rsquo;s message marking the beginning of the end of her campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New from us&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3205998\/dont-let-this-election-destroy-your-relationships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Don&rsquo;t let this election destroy your relationships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/3200289\/bitter-lessons-cold-war-end-soviet-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The bitter lessons of the Cold War&rsquo;s end<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3206645\/pros-cons-trump-political-showmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The pros and cons of Trump&rsquo;s political showmanship<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3205126\/2024-election-congressional-races-decide-house-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House hunting: These 10 congressional districts will help decide which party wins the majority<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205431\/swing-state-scorecard-harris-trump-one-week-until-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Swing-state scorecard: Harris and Trump in nail-biter race with one week until election<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3206063\/trump-expands-2024-map-blue-state-visits-colorado-dreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump expands the 2024 map with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-expands-the-2024-map-with-blue-state-visits-and-colorado-dreams-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump expands the 2024 map with blue state visits and Colorado dreams - Washington Examiner\">blue state visits<\/a> and Colorado dreams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3206484\/epa-grants-3-billion-zero-emission-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">EPA grants $3 billion for ports to ramp up zero-emission operations<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In case you missed it<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3206754\/obama-excoriates-trump-racist-sexist-bigoted-madison-square-garden-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Obama had thoughts about Trump&rsquo;s Madison Square Garden extravaganza<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3206694\/trump-hits-back-michelle-obama-after-insults-big-mistake-that-she-made\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump had thoughts about Michelle Obama&rsquo;s criticism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3206650\/rnc-asks-supreme-court-block-pennsylvania-provisional-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">It&rsquo;s 2000 all over, with the Supreme Court already roped into the election<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For your radar<\/h2>\n<p>Harris will give a speech at the Ellipse at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Biden will speak in Baltimore, Maryland, about his Investing in America agenda at 2 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump is speaking to the press from Mar-a-Lago at 10 a.m. before heading to Pennsylvania to participate in a Building America&rsquo;s Future Community roundtable event in Drexel Hill at 2:30 p.m. He will later host a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is campaigning in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Obama is headlining a rally in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is campaigning in Holland, Michigan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former presidential adviser Steve Bannon was released from prison in Connecticut after serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1848267\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1848267\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four states are voting on raising minimum wage for low-paying jobs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2702,"featured_media":2360909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21006631951744-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32438,5894,40445,32076],"class_list":["post-2360908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-kamala-harris","tag-politics","tag-states-rights","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21006631951744-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2702"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}