The man who became known as “Joe the Plumber” during the 2008 U.S. presidential election has died.
spotlight as "Joe the Plumber" after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign, and who later forayed into politics himself, has died, his son said Monday. He was 49.
"The only thing I have to say is that he was a true patriot," Joey Wurzelbacher — whose father had the middle name Joseph and went by Joe — said in a telephone interview. "His big thing is that everyone come to God. That’s what he taught me, and that’s a message I hope is heard by a lot of people." FILE - US Republican presidential candidate John McCain shakes hands with"Joe the Plumber," whose real name is Samuel Wurzelbacher , on stage at a"Town Square" stop at Campus of Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio on Oct. 30, 200Their exchange and Obama’s response that he wanted to "spread the wealth around" aired often on cable news. Days later, Obama's Republican opponent, U.S. Sen.
His sudden fame turned him into a sought-after voice for many anti-establishment conservatives, and he traveled the country speaking at tea party rallies and conservative gatherings.
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