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Minimum wage protesters storm debate center

By Shawn Price
Protesters storm area near the press room during Thursday's Democratic Party debate at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Screen shot: Ben Handelman/Twitter.
Protesters storm area near the press room during Thursday's Democratic Party debate at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Screen shot: Ben Handelman/Twitter.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Protesters demanding a $15 minimum wage stormed in to the debate center before Thursday's Democratic Party debate at the University of Wisconsin.

The group held up signs that said "Fight for $15," "Immigrant Justice," and "Black Lives Matter" in the area just outside the press room at the center, about 7 p.m. chanting "If you want our vote, come get our vote."

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The protest was similar to incidents in the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire and though the Fight for $15 movement hasn't endorsed any candidates, the Services Employees International Union, who has helped push the movement, has endorsed Hillary Clinton.

The group had scheduled a rally a few blocks away, but decided to march to the university's campus about an hour before the debate.

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