Income inequality not selling with independents

The Hill:

A new political advocacy group has teamed up with former Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) to argue that the economic inequality agenda of Senate Democrats is a loser with swing voters.
 
That may be why some centrist Democrats facing uphill campaign battles have kept their distance from the Democratic leadership’s agenda items.

The group, Each American Dream, which has a starter budget of $1 million, has commissioned a poll showing that 67 percent of swing voters believe expanding businesses and creating jobs is the best strategy for reducing economic inequality, not raising the minimum wage.

Fifty-nine percent of swing voters said reforming the welfare system would best reduce income inequality.
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The agenda includes the minimum wage boost, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which promotes equal pay between men and women, a plan to improve college affordability, and a tax hike on the wealthy. 

Kyl said those proposals would have little impact on the economy, contrary to the promises of Democratic leaders.

“When you’re so narrowly focused as my Democratic friends are on increasing the minimum wage, on this sort of gender equality thing — that may appeal to some people but the reality is its not going to do very much for economic growth,” he said.

The Luntz survey revealed that 58 percent of voters, including 60 percent of swing voters, are dissatisfied with income and wealth distribution in the United States, a finding that corroborates other polling on the economy.

However, only 28 percent of swing voters said they believe the solution is to ensure broader access to good schools and college education, according to the Luntz poll. Only 21 percent of swing voters viewed raising the minimum wage as the most effective remedy.
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Only a few people are effected by the minimum wage t begin with.  And many of them are likely to lose jobs if the minimum wage is raised.  It is just a bad idea meant to pander to a subset of the Democrat coalition.  If nothing else Obama has proved that liberal policies do not create jobs.  Tax cuts do that, but he wants to raise taxes.