Smith: Democrats fail to connect with economic message

House Majority Leader Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, stands with Democratic lawmakers calling for a $15 minimum wage last spring. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger(Mike Smith is a regular columnist for VTDigger. He hosts the radio program “Open Mike with Mike Smith” on WDEV 550 AM and 96.1, 96.5, 98.3 and 101.9 FM and is a political analyst for WCAX-TV and WVMT radio. He was the secretary of administration and secretary of human services under former Gov. Jim Douglas.)
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