Here are a couple of election results that liberals are surprised at

[TexMichFan]

• Portland, Maine’s proposal to set the minimum wage at $15 per hour, twice the state minimum, was rejected by nearly 58 percent of voters. The city’s small-business owners lobbied against the increase, calling it “too far, too fast,” although the city’s minimum wage will still be raised to $10.10 per hour on Jan. 1, 2016.
• In San Francisco, voters struck down a proposal that would have trimmed the number of days a home owner or renter could rent property through Airbnb. Housing-rights activists argue that the growing number of apartments rented as Airbnb units exacerbates the city’s affordable-housing crisis.

 

[The Tradition]

I'm not surprised by the AirBnB result. The limousine-liberals in San Francisco value "cool" and "tech" over social justice.

 

[IACub]

• Portland, Maine’s proposal to set the minimum wage at $15 per hour, twice the state minimum, was rejected by nearly 58 percent of voters. The city’s small-business owners lobbied against the increase, calling it “too far, too fast,” although the city’s minimum wage will still be raised to $10.10 per hour on Jan. 1, 2016.
• In San Francisco, voters struck down a proposal that would have trimmed the number of days a home owner or renter could rent property through Airbnb. Housing-rights activists argue that the growing number of apartments rented as Airbnb units exacerbates the city’s affordable-housing crisis.

Surprising because they were defeated?

- 42% voted for $15 per hour. That's surprisingly high for that wage, did it require a simple majority?
- Affordable housing advocates in San Francisco are doing everything they can to bring prices down. In some places rents have more than tripled. Families making six figure incomes can't afford to live in the city.

 

[linkshero]

Oh, you said election

 

[TexMichFan]

Surprising because they were defeated?

- 42% voted for $15 per hour. That's surprisingly high for that wage, did it require a simple majority?
- Affordable housing advocates in San Francisco are doing everything they can to bring prices down. In some places rents have more than tripled. Families making six figure incomes can't afford to live in the city.

Yes, in two liberal places issues that Democrats push for hard went down badly.

A 58% to 42% lose on a local issue is pretty huge.

 

[IACub]

Yes, in two liberal places issues that Democrats push for hard went down badly.

A 58% to 42% lose on a local issue is pretty huge.

For $15 per hour I'm surprised it got 42%. Call it a moral victory

 

[naturalmwa]

Yes, in two liberal places issues that Democrats push for hard went down badly.

A 58% to 42% lose on a local issue is pretty huge.

You got that this was in Portland, Maine, not Oregon right?

 

[TexMichFan]

You got that this was in Portland, Maine, not Oregon right?

Yes I did.

 

[mstp1992]

• Portland, Maine’s proposal to set the minimum wage at $15 per hour, twice the state minimum, was rejected by nearly 58 percent of voters. The city’s small-business owners lobbied against the increase, calling it “too far, too fast,” although the city’s minimum wage will still be raised to $10.10 per hour on Jan. 1, 2016.
• In San Francisco, voters struck down a proposal that would have trimmed the number of days a home owner or renter could rent property through Airbnb. Housing-rights activists argue that the growing number of apartments rented as Airbnb units exacerbates the city’s affordable-housing crisis.

Not surprised at all, and I would have voted with the majority myself.

 

[moral_victory]

For $15 per hour I'm surprised it got 42%. Call it a moral victory

Ayyyyyy

 

[Herkmeister]

You got that this was in Portland, Maine, not Oregon right?

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[Hoosierhawkeye]

For $15 per hour I'm surprised it got 42%. Call it a moral victory

I think the question that I have is was the increase to $15 an hour taking place overnight?

If min wage is $7.25 one night and the next night it's $15, then I would agree with the business owners that it's too big of a jump.

 

[IACub]

I think the question that I have is was the increase to $15 an hour taking place overnight?

If min wage is $7.25 one night and the next night it's $15, then I would agree with the business owners that it's too big of a jump.

Which is why I was surprised it got even 42% of the vote.