Democrats favor a higher minimum wage, and more regular increases.
But Democrats already favor something important - a robust research program on defenses.
Democrats on the board favor the program, in which state workers would encourage people to register to vote.
Democrats said the total repeal, expected to cost $740 billion in the decade after 2010, was too expensive and would favor the very rich.
Democrats have favored public financing as a means to hold candidates to overall spending limits.
"The Democrats favor bipartisanship and our record is that," he said to applause.
Democrats favor increasing the minimum to $6.15 an hour from the current $5.15 over two years.
The Democrats had favored an approach that would have left the system largely intact.
The poll found both Republicans and Democrats favor the tax.
Democrats favor fast approval of a resolution so they can change the subject to domestic economic problems.