The "progressive" Democrats presidential candidates may be hoist by their own petard

Future betto campaign workers

Democrat campaign interns trying to unionize, demand $15 an hour minimum wage, plus health benefits, etc. By my reckoning, that would probably raise the going wage for door-knockers and ballot harvesters to more than 30 bucks, and that should cripple most campaigns, just as it cripples other small businesses. Bernie, send me an email: I’ll try to pitch in.

“It’s hard to be going door-to-door, telling people you should vote for this candidate because they support a $15 minimum wage when you yourself are making less than that,” added Ihaab Syed, secretary of the Campaign Workers Guild, a union for campaign staffers. “It’s hard to go door-to-door, calling for Medicare for All, when you’re not being given health care.”