On , Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known more commonly as '', won the primary for 's , which represents . He defeated real estate agent Steve Kraus, 51 percent to 48 percent, and will now face incumbent  Representative , who has held the seat since 1983. 'Joe the Plumber' speaks in 2008. Wurzelbacher received notice during the 2008 presidential election, when he asked a question about taxes to future president Barack Obama. Obama, who at the time was the Democratic Party presidential nominee, famously responded, "when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody." After this, Republican presidential nominee John McCain used Wurzelbacher as a representation of the average American worker, and attacked Obama's response as socialist. Following the exchange, students from the tried to draft Wurzelbacher to run against Kaptur in the 2010 congressional race, calling on him to "Plunge the crap out of  ." He initially expressed interest, but at that time did not run. In 2011, though, he announced his candidacy for 2012. In the Republican primary, Wurzelbacher out-raised his opponent $60,000 to $10,000 and benefited from the endorsement of former 2012 Republican presidential candidate  . Wurzelbacher said of partisanship, "Democrat, Republican...it's something that the media uses to try to divide us as Americans...I'm not working for the Republican Party or Republicans, I'm working for the American people, and that includes all of us."
On , Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known more commonly as '', won the U.S. Republican Party primary for Ohio 's , which represents . He defeated real estate agent Steve Kraus, 51 percent to 48 percent, and will now face incumbent Democratic Representative , who has held the seat since 1983. 'Joe the Plumber' speaks in 2008. Wurzelbacher received notice during the 2008 presidential election, when he asked a question about taxes to future president Barack Obama. Obama, who at the time was the Democratic Party presidential nominee, famously responded, "when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody." After this, Republican presidential nominee John McCain used Wurzelbacher as a representation of the average American worker, and attacked Obama's response as socialist. Following the exchange, students from the tried to draft Wurzelbacher to run against Kaptur in the 2010 congressional race, calling on him to "Plunge the crap out of Washington ." He initially expressed interest, but at that time did not run. In 2011, though, he announced his candidacy for 2012. In the Republican primary, Wurzelbacher out-raised his opponent $60,000 to $10,000 and benefited from the endorsement of former 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain . Wurzelbacher said of partisanship, "Democrat, Republican...it's something that the media uses to try to divide us as Americans...I'm not working for the Republican Party or Republicans, I'm working for the American people, and that includes all of us."
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