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Reading reports of Palin begging fundraisers
”‘Don’t make me say ‘Joe the Plumber’ please”, some Americans felt a twinge of sympathy -- but it was brief: she promptly resumed
yattering his nameThis excites some Republican voters -- namely, those who enjoy joining
plunger-waving mobs -- but as far as researchers can tell, mentioning Joe has earned McCain only one definite vote: the grateful owner of domain name joetheplumber, now
marketing T-shirts and fighting off
buy-out offersThe excitement seems too limited to end America’s economic downturn: Roto-Rooter, for example, remains noncommittal about whether the company could
sponsor Joe’s licensingMcCain’s platform, meanwhile, is focussed increasingly on
his defense of Joe the Plumber -- though it is unclear whether McCain's Joe strategy means
(1) as President he will resolutely stand by anyone whom
he happens to mention 26 times in a debate(2) he hopes Americans agree with Joe’s
opposition to social security and
unwillingness to pay local taxes(3) he thinks
voters with suspended licenses may swing the election
(4) he expects voters obsessed with Joe the Plumber to forget
J. Gordon the Plumberor
(5) he just really can’t afford to lose even one known vote in Ohio
Stay tuned for even more up-to-the-minute Joe the Plumber news!