Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Wurzelbacher
Any idea that he'll be forgotten soon is |crystal balling.  http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&nolr=1&q=%22joe+the+plumber%22&btnG=Search 2600 Google News hits make for some pretty strong notability.  The guy is getting hugely significant news coverage http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign17-2008oct17,0,373757.story http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081016/ap_on_el_pr/joe_the_plumber http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=121192&catid=3.  These and countless other articles are about HIM, not about the debates.  Come on, the guy is holding press conferences and interviews left and right. This meets WP's notability bar times 100. It's also worth noting (per the previous links) that he's being mentioned by both sides in today's campaigning again.  It's no more crystal balling for me to say that this guy could become a frequent mention in the campaign than it is for anyone else to say he'll be forgotten in a week
— User:Oren0, 17:38, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:CRYSTAL (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)