Joy Gray: The real reason progressives didn't fight for $15 wage

Briahna discusses an interview Jayapal did with Grimm. Jayapal did threaten to have the progressive block vote against the entire relief Bill if extended unemployment benefits were not in it. So she was asked why then didn't she use that same power when it came to keeping the $15 minimum wage in it? Her excuse was the Parliamentarian. 

We now know that was not legitimate, since the President of the Senate could overrule the Parliamentarian. We also know that Biden and Harris were against that. So it disingenuous for progressives like Jayapal to give cover to them. Instead progressives should be telling it like it is.* And they should have also refused to withhold their votes for the entire Bill to force Biden to put up or be exposed for surrendering on his promise for a $15 minimum wage. I suppose they figure they have to keep giving in to leadership if they want to stay in the game. But that's a false hope and sorry excuse to we the people since leadership will always thwart them.

*Bernie at least made statements about the ability to overrule the Parliamentarian but he didn't use his own leverage to vote against the Bill. He did do a token Amendment knowing it would not pass. Eight Dems voted against it.