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<\/a><\/p>\nBut like his fellow West Virginia Republican — U.S. Senate candidate Shelley Moore Capito — Mooney refused to answer a question on whether he would support federal legislation to raise the minimum wage. (Last week, Capito refused to answer a question<\/a> from a reporter who was asking about Capito’s position on raising the minimum wage.)<\/p>\n Mooney was interviewed this morning on Metronews Talkline show with Hoppy Kercheval.<\/p>\n Kercheval is philosophically opposed to not just raising the minimum wage, but the minimum wage itself.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you support or oppose raising the minimum wage?\u201d Kercheval asked.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s really a state decision — the state can handle that,\u201d Mooney said.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, it\u2019s a federal issue too,\u201d Kercheval said. \u201cThe President has proposed raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. If you were in Congress, would you support or oppose it?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d have to consider it when I got there,\u201d Mooney said. \u201cAs with all issues, it\u2019s better to make those kinds of decisions at the local level. I will have to consider it when I get there, to see what they are proposing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m against it,\u201d Kercheval said. \u201cI don\u2019t think the state has any point in determining the value of labor. Do you have a philosophical view on it?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, philosophically local decisions should be made locally,\u201d Mooney said.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Mooney released a poll<\/a> showing him ahead of his Democratic rival Nick Casey by 10 points, with Independent Ed Rabel securing 10 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n But the race is tightening, with Sabato’s Crystal Ball earlier this week<\/a> declaring the race a toss-up.<\/p>\n Rabel is the only candidate<\/a> in the race who has taken a position in favor of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Republican Alex Mooney (WV-2) stood by his hard right positions this morning — on abortion, guns, coal and Obamacare. But like his fellow West Virginia Republican — U.S. Senate candidate Shelley Moore Capito — Mooney refused to answer a question … Continue reading