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Michael Blake: “Minimum wage referendums were being passed [in multiple…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Interview with Assemblyman Elect Michael Blake at SOMOS 2014 Conference in San Juan

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

When you see collectively across states that governors were being re elected by smaller margins in multiple states, but at the same time Minimum wage referendums were being passed [in multiple states]. that shows you that people are consciously making decisions. I'm not necessarily motivated by everything that I'm seeing. (01:38–01:41)

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Asserts that minimum wage referendums were passed in multiple states during the election.

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