Sanders poll shows GOP support for wealth tax, $17 minimum wage in swing states

There is some GOP support for a tax on the wealthy and a $17 minimum wage across swing states, according to a poll commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) campaign.

The poll, conducted by the progressive think tank Data for Progress, found that 54 percent of Republican voters in six swing states said they are more likely to support a candidate who backs making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share in taxes. Forty-seven percent of Republicans said they are more likely...