States should set minimum wage rates, not federal gov’t

“A lot of minimum wage jobs are where people start and in those jobs they learn skills to move forward, so we need to be honest about the consequences of raising a minimum wage too high”, Fiorina said.

“I believe that minimum wage should be a state decision, not a federal decision”, Fiorina told the crowd.

In a 2008 video uncovered by BuzzFeed, Fiorina talks about fervently supporting her present-day pseudo-opponent.

Fiorina spent almost her entire 20 minutes on the stage answering questions from the crowd, which was about 25 deep or more and gave her a generally friendly reception.

The strong performance of Carly Fiorina in the second-tier Republican debate and the evolving 2016 presidential race makes her perhaps the strongest and best Republican candidate yet.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is rallying hundreds of supporters in Iowa, despite protests of a vocal minority during his speech at the Iowa State Fair.

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina pledged to defund Planned Parenthod if elected while speaking from the Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.

Walker also tried to distinguish himself from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, referring to those who have “been out of the fight” for a while.

Walker, who beat a 2011 recall after signing legislation stripping public unions of some negotiating rights, said his detractors didn’t intimidate him in his home state.

– Contributed by Associated Press writer Catherine Lucey.

It’s taken a while, but we finally have a national poll taken following the Republican debate. He said his time as the Republican governor of heavily Democratic New York shows he can work with his political adversaries.

Branstad on Monday noted that nearly every 2016 presidential candidate is coming to the fair. In a CNN piece, she challenged Clinton to “name an accomplishment”, and she has condemned the former secretary of state for using her private email account and lying about it.

When asked about complicated economic issues, Fiorina appeared to rely on her business expertise.

Duma said he is looking for a candidate who is “electable”.

Pataki, who was governor from 1995 to 2007, is among the lesser-known candidates in the large Republican field.