Joe the . . . what?!

Dumpy · Oct 24, 2008

Joe the Plumber open to 2010 run
Posted: 11:00 PM ET

From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

Joe Wurzelbacher said he may run for Congress in 2010.
(CNN) – Could Joe the Plumber become Joe the congressman?

Joe Wurzelbacher, the most famous plumber in America thanks to John McCain and Sarah Palin, told conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham Friday he's considering a run for Congress in 2010.

That would pit Wurzelbacher against longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur for Ohio's 9th district on the state’s northern border, which includes Toledo and Sandusky. "I'll tell you what, we'd definitely be in one heck of a fight, Marcy Kaptur definitely has a following in this area," he said of the possibility. "But, you know, I'd be up for it."

Wurzelbacher's chances would likely be slim. Kaptur has served in the district for 25 years, and remains a popular figure there. She won reelection in 2006 with nearly 75 percent of the vote and is expected to easily sail through another reelection this year.

But Wurzelbacher, who gained fame after he challenged Barack Obama on his tax plan earlier this month, has attained a certain rock-star status in the Republican Party and his entrance into the race would likely be greeted with instant excitement and media coverage.

Ingraham herself said she would immediately volunteer for his campaign and help him with campaign advertising and PR. Meanwhile, the National Republican Congressional Committee said they would welcome Wurzelbacher's candidacy with "open arms.”

"We support Joe the Plumber and people like him everyday with our support for lower taxes and energy independence," NRCC spokesman Ken Spain said.

But a spokesman for Kaptur told CNN Wurzelbacher is already off on the wrong foot.

"We just had another big layoff at the jeep plant, another 800 workers," Kaptur spokesman Steve Fought said. "So embracing Bush-McCain economics is kind of a strange way to launch your campaign. I'd have to question that strategy"

Wurzelbacher's comments come a week after a group of college Republicans launched a Web site with the hope of drafting him for a congressional run.

“Washington, DC is broken and it needs to be fixed. Joe Wurzelbacher has a real-world perspective and the right attitude to clean up the mess on Capitol Hill,” says the group’s Web site, which carries the slogan, “Plunge the crap out of Washington.”
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#1_War_Poet_ForLife · Oct 24, 2008

“Washington, DC is broken and it needs to be fixed. Joe Wurzelbacher has a real-world perspective and the right attitude to clean up the mess on Capitol Hill,” says the group’s Web site, which carries the slogan, “Plunge the crap out of Washington.”
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Real-world perspective = Lack of knowledge regarding the law and government?

Dumpy · Oct 24, 2008

#1_War_Poet_ForLife said: ↑

Real-world perspective = Lack of knowledge regarding the law and government?
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Like congressmen are going to listen to some shmuck without a college education on how to "clean up washington."

Real · Oct 24, 2008

There's absolutely no way he could win, but it would be some story.

Bahir · Oct 25, 2008

I guess he's trying to keep the hype around himself alive to make money off of it. Hopefully, he will be forgotten in two weeks.

44Thrilla · Oct 25, 2008

Wait, why would he run for office when he's buying a plumbing business that clears 250,000 after all the expenses of running the business are deducted?

J.S · Oct 27, 2008

What is this guy on fuckin retainer at FOX news or what? What the fuck, Neil Cuvuto asks this guy about stocks? Joe the (non-licensed, non-taxpayer) has no stocks. Joe the surrogate everyman it sucking on rupert murdock's tit. Go GOP/Pentagon news and your mascot Mr. Clean.

Денг Гордон · Oct 27, 2008

He'll be ripe for the 2012 Vice Presidential nomination.

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