Joe the Plumber

I thought it was the post op haze of the pain meds, but, no, I read that right, Joe-the-Plumber
is running for congress.

CNN reports: Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber," has taken steps toward launching a bid for a House seat in Ohio.

Wurzelbacher filed candidacy papers with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, indicating he would run as a Republican from the state's 9th district.
"Joe the Plumber" emerged on the national stage during the 2008 presidential campaign when he pressed then-Sen. Barack Obama over his plan for small business growth. The then-Republican presidential ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin quickly capitalized on the exchange. Wurzelbacher, who it was later revealed was not a licensed plumber, appeared at campaign events with the GOP nominees.

The Democratic-leaning northern 9th district includes parts of Toledo. On the Democratic side, Reps. Dennis Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur will face each other in an incumbent-versus-incumbent primary, the result of Congressional redistricting.


This is a Koch bros. act-- redistricting as a strategy to bump out candidates & increase #'s of conservative voters in all districts.
 Having to choose to vote between Kucinich & Kaptur? 
Joe the Plumber has a snowball's chance in hell of winning in that race.