Joe “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher, who gained fame during the 2008 campaign when he met Barack Obama and subsequently campaigned for John McCain, is the likely Republican nominee for the House this year in his deep-blue Ohio district. This week he trotted out the endorsement of Rich Iott, who gained fame in 2010 when it was discovered he enjoys spending his weekends dressed up like a Nazi.With Ohio losing two seats in the House, this district was combined from the home turfs of two Democratic incumbents, Reps. Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich. This week, Wurzelbacher put out a press release touting the endorsements of past Republican opponents of each of the Democrats: Kucinich’s 2010 opponent Peter Corrigan and 2008 GOP nominee Jim Trakas — and Kaptur’s 2010 opponent, Rich Iott.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=101192