Obama: A Higher Minimum Wage Is Not Just Good Policy, It’s Good Politics

Democratic governors join Obama in push for higher minimum wage (L.A. Times)

WASHINGTON -- President Obama locked arms with Democratic governors Friday to press the case for raising the minimum wage, an issue the party is hoping will drive voters to the polls in the midterm elections.

Ahead of this weekend’s National Governors Assn. meeting, Democratic governors met with Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to discuss economic priorities for the year, first among them efforts at both the state and national level to raise the minimum hourly wage.

Democrats in Congress are working with the president to advance a plan to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Prospects are uncertain given Republican opposition, which was bolstered this week by a Congressional Budget Office report that found such a hike could result in the loss of a half million jobs.