Trump’s unlikely allies in raising minimum wage

Published November 15, 2016 12:43am ET



What do the nation’s most prominent social conservative, Democratic socialist and Republican populist all have in common? They’re all advocates for increasing the federal minimum wage.

Though Sens. Rick Santorum and Bernie Sanders come from opposing ideological corners, they have a common goal: To make President-elect Trump deliver on past promises to mandate a living wage. And that progressive push could be the biggest silver lining for depressed Democrats in 2016.

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