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I caved, and watched the last 45 minutes of the debate - meaning that I missed the first dozen or so "Joe the Plumber" references of the evening. You know, the guy who randomly turned up at an event in Toledo to shake Obamaapos;s hand but instead jumped on his tax policy? Well, itapos;s clear that McCain wants to put Joe on the campaign map. Joe apparently has now been making the media rounds this morning, not disclosing his vote but accusing Obama of being a socialist. I think we know who heapos;s voting for.

Itapos;s perfect for McCain if he wants to get back the shaved-head blue collar white guy vote whose support has been moving Obama. Joe looks like them, and wants to buy a business that would place him exactly at the cutoff point where Obamaapos;s tax proposal shifts - feeding their narrative that Obama wants to raise everyoneapos;s taxes. According to todayapos;s WaPo, "Joe" has turned up on the conservative blog Family Security Matters questioning programs that help the poor, and is clearly THE talking point handed out by the McCain campaign to its minions this morning. Heapos;s perfect for a narrative the campaign desperately wants to sell.

Too perfect?

Noted at the end of the WaPo piece (page A5) is the interesting note that "[the Post] was ... Unable to verify whether [Joe] is a licensed plumber through a search of the database of the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board."

Hmmmmmmmm
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