claim: "when i talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of republicans agree with it."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: apr 13, 2016 ... most americans say a higher minimum wage would help workers and nearly half  want to see a $15-an-hour federal minimum. ... are broadly supportive of  proposals to raise the minimum wage, although they can't agree on how high it  should go, a new huffpost/yougov survey ... republicans who support.
evidence_2: jul 28, 2016 ... during a press conference in florida while democrats were preparing for the  third night of their national convention in philadelphia, donald trump was asked  a question about his stance on whether to raise the minimum wage. here's what  he said: "the minimum wage has to go up. people are -- at least ...
evidence_3: apr 30, 2014 ... half of americans in a march washington post-abc news poll said they would  be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports raising the minimum wage;  19 percent would be less likely while the rest said it makes no difference.  republicans insisted that raising the federal minimum wage would hurt ...
evidence_4: nov 18, 2015 ... raising the minimum wage is an issue that most voters agree on, says julie  kashen. ... to come out of the presidential debates so far has been around the  minimum wage – specifically, the democratic candidates' support for, and the  republican candidates' opposition to, raising the federal minimum wage.
evidence_5: jul 27, 2016 ... (cnn) donald trump said tuesday he would support raising the federal  minimum wage to $10 an hour, a departure from his previous assertion that  wages are "too high." the republican presidential nominee was pressed to  provide a specific number by fox news anchor bill o'reilly, who said, "there has  ...