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Cake day: February 8th, 2025

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  • In 2021, the US Senate voted to raise the minimum wage (which sits at $7.25/hr), and 8 Democrats joined with all Republicans to vote against the measure. It failed. I will never forget the image of former Dem Krysten Sinema doing a literal curtsey as should voted no.

    Now, far-right MAGA playboy Josh Hawley wants to raise the minimum wage—and not just raise it but more than double it. I hope Democrats realize that, unless they do something drastically differently very quickly, they will lose every forthcoming election. Handedly. MAGA is now promoting a PROGRESSIVE talking point. (And if I was a MAGA strategist, I’d be recommending Republicans keep doing this kind of stuff, which only divides the Left and makes them unwinnable. Credit where credit is due, it’s a great strategy.)

    Like, do Dems realize how fucked they are? In the public’s eye, they are now to the RIGHT of Josh motherfucking Hawley on minimum wage. Democrats chose this path while trump was on the rise, and now they’re permanently fucked. They should have stuck with a progressive platform that focused on the people. Instead, they moved right, kept moving right, and Josh MOTHERFUCKNG Hawley has given a legitimate reason to progressives to vote with MAGA.

    So, to Josh Hawley, I say, good for you! Winner winner chicken dinner! To the Dems who had their chance and squandered it, I say, was it worth it?