Joe the Plumber wins in Ohio

[jannyk]

Source: LATimes

Joe the Plumber has won again. You remember Joe. The Ohio man hurtled toward fame with that fateful 2008 encounter when, bald head shining and T-shirt slightly rumpled, he questioned Obama on small business taxes. Like Mitt Romney, “Joe” -- Samuel Wurzelbacher -- didn’t set off any landslides Tuesday.

He won the GOP nomination in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District by a suck-in-your-gut slim margin: 51% to 48% for his opponent, auctioneer and real estate agent Steve Kraus.

But now Wurzelbacher has a much larger obstacle in his path: Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur.

Lots more at link.

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They're all batshit crazy!

[bulloney]

1. Given JTP's four years of publicity from the '08 campaign, his "victory" is hardly impressive.

Outside of immediate friends and family, has anyone heard of Steve Kraus?

JTP lives in Toledo and had the Toledo market and national media keeping his name in front of people for four years. Kraus is from a sparsely-populated section of the 9th District. And all JTP could manage was a 3-point win?

[Justice wanted]

2. ....

[OregonBlue]

3. Could we please call him joe the not-a-plumber from now on.

[rurallib]

5. What will his name be on the ballot Samuel Wurlzbacher or Joe the Plumber?

Samuel being his real name, JTP is like a stage name.
Will anyone recognize him as Sam?

[Plucketeer]

26. Sam

Sam, the Damn Dolt

[zbdent]

7. Phoney Joe would do ...

the Tea is loud in Phoney ...

[icnorth]

23. You mean after 4 years he still hasn't

learned how to tin his soldering iron???

[onehandle]

4. Good. The more stupid boors they run, the better. nt

[Gruntled Old Man]

6. No

He's merely been nominated, just like Sharron Angle, Ken Buck and Christine O'Donnell: He will need a real plumber by the time Marcy Kaptur is done with him.

[Comrade Grumpy]

8. Good. Another Democratic victory in November.

[LittleGirl]

9. Only in America

could his story lead to this thread. Unbelievable.

[olddad56]

18. Only in Ohio, could a 'not really even a plumber' become an icon for the Republicans

[Voice for Peace]

27. he probably has his eye on the presidency

[RoccoR5955]

10. He'll be one of the nation's

biggest losers come November!

[HughBeaumont]

11. The male Christine O'Donnell. Mark my words.

Kaptur vs Not a Plumber isn't even going to be that close.

[polly7]

12. I so thought this was satire. nt.

[tpsbmam]

13. Teh stupid is running rampant through the GOP!

[onethatcares]

14. I personally can't

believe anyone would vote for him.

Our country is totally screwed.

[Auntie Bush]

15. Proves there's a lot of ignorant screwballs in Ohio.

Both my parents were from Ohio. They must be rolling in their graves.

[Jack Rabbit]

16. Another former celebrity trying to put his 15 minutes on life support

He'll go down in November. Big.

[Doc Holliday]

17. In the interest of accuracy

I propose the following compromise:

Since this person's name is not Joe, and since he is not a plumber, I propose that the use of the appellation Joe The Plumber cease and desist immediately.

However, since the individual in question was apparently employed as a plumber's helper at some point in his career, it would be both fair and accurate to henceforth refer to him as Joe The Plunger.

[Mendocino]

36. How about these:

Sam the Liar or The King of Crap?

[Remmah2]

19. Did he win with a full house or a flush?

Politics has gone down the drain.

[olddad56]

20. Let's have a campaign slogon contest. I like ' Vote for me if you are dumber than fake plumber. '

[The Wizard]

21. Sam The Plumber

His name is Sam. Why isn't he running as Sam The Plumber

[NICO9000]

22. Anybody know where the money came from for his run?

I'm really curious to see what millionaire gave him the bucks to be able to compete.

[cosmicone]

24. The republican party has been a comedy party this year.

The laughs keep coming.....

[GeorgeGist]

25. Just another datum ...

to put in the Republicans are terminally STUPID column.

[MrMickeysMom]

28. Yes, I heard he beat out...

A woman with the SAME credentials!

[AlbertCat]

29. A woman with the SAME credentials!

So, her name isn't Joe and she's not a plumber as well.

[MrMickeysMom]

30. yeah, baby!

They probably BOTH SUCK as politicians, too...

[mercymechap]

31. Doesn't surprise me that Republicans

would vote for someone who was caught lying. As long as they hear what they like, it doesn't matter if it's true, why they like Faux News so much.

[sarcasmo]

32. American Religious Party

[begin_within]

33. Now they have a crack at it.

[olddad56]

34. Has he even spent enough time in airport restrooms to qualify as a republican candidate?

[Mkap]

35. He won't win

He is plant. Plain and simple. Someone who was planted by the Ohio GOP to look like an ordinary working class american. In reality he had been a diehard republican for years and was just following orders. Anyone who lives in his district (me) knows that he had been active in politics years before the 2008 election.

The good news....the 9th district is blue collar. And Joe has no chance up against Marcy Kaptur! Proud to call Marcy my congresswoman

[Mendocino]

42. I have lived in the Toledo area

for over 50 years and never heard his name before 2008. I agree that he has zero chance of winning against Marcy, but do you think he was out in his yard on the chance that Obama on his way from Toledo Express, would just happen to make a diversion off Route 2 into Holland and show up in his neighborhood? Really?!

[bayareaboy]

37. So can we call him ...

Sam the drain sucker, that is all he was doing when he did approached the Obama and did his little thing. Or perhaps he wasn't even doing that.

[pam4water]

38. The horror! The horror!

[Neoma]

39. We should call him Joe the toilet.

Much better nickname.

[Walk away]

41. or Toilet Joe!

[Zambero]

40. Sam the Sham