THREE MARTINI LUNCH: APRIL 1, 2014

Jim and Greg like NYC mayor Bill De Blasio getting booed at Citi Field on opening day, groan as Harry Reid invokes the Koch brothers again, and gag as Rachel Ray fawns over Joe Biden's skin.



Desperate Harry Reid Struggles to Keep Minimum Wage a 2014 Campaign Issue

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to scuttle a deal to raise the minimum wage, The Hill reports, despite the fact that the proposed increase matches one proposed by President Obama last year, providing new evidence that Reid and other top Democrats are more interested in giving themselves a political cudgel than a policy victory.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is trying to broker a deal to lift the minimum wage to $9 an hour, a compromise from the Democrats' current push for a hike to $10.10 an hour. Reid (D-NV) is struggling to keep his Democrat colleagues from backing the Collins deal, The Hill reports.

National Democrats are increasingly concerned about a turnout disadvantage this fall. Historically, voters in midterms tend to be older, which favor Republicans. This natural GOP advantage is magnified by Obama's lagging unpopularity, especially among younger voters who are critical blocks of the Democrat base. If large segments of the Democrat base stay home in November, a difficult election cycle could become a disaster for Democrats.

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