Washington Post - There are two big splits in U.S. politics right now over the federal minimum wage. One is between Democrats who wish to raise the wage and Republicans who oppose an increase. The other is among Democrats, and it pits President Obama and Hillary Clinton, the party's presidential front-runner, against a growing chorus of liberals.
Obama and Clinton have both expressed support for raising the federal minimum to $12 an hour, up from $7.25 an hour today. Other Democrats want to go further, to $15 an hour, including House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and two of Clinton's opponents for the presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley.
Neither Obama nor Clinton has spoken critically of a $15-an-hour federal minimum. But recent comments from the candidate, and from officials in Obama's administration, suggest Clinton and Obama may be worried that such a large increase could prove too much for some parts of the country to bear.
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