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'Joe the Plumber' Running for Office?

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    Samuel 'Joe' Wurzelbacher eyeing up Ohio congressional race

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Protesters.

Targeting large financial institutions demanding the wealthy pay higher taxes.

The president spoke of spreading the wealth -- -- -- back in 2008 his academy Joe The Plumber.

Our pivotal moment in that election cycle.

I think when you -- local it's good but listen I respect what you do and I respect your question.

And be you don't even if I don't vote get your vote yet I'm still to be working -- under -- -- -- I want emissions.

Small businesses are what creates jobs in this country point.

Well that's yeah -- Fokker AKA Joe The Plumber he's with me now at a Bowling Green, Ohio Joseph how you doing good morning to you.

-- good morning.

Are you gonna run for congress.

I'm gonna let everyone know October 25 -- a good chance though.

There's a good chance we'll see what happens what -- they give your chances of winning.

I don't plan -- -- and brother.

What would you run on Joseph.

But diplomatically.

Disposes common sense there's there's three issues -- -- structural quake one I just wanna show the American people that someone can.

Run a race win the race and then serve the American people not not the lobbyist -- the special interest group but.

Actually serve the American people maintain their integrity and principles the second thing.

Jobs and mean you know we've lost a quarter million people here in the state of Ohio we need jobs are not moving down afforded sit on the beach -- -- elsewhere to find jobs.

The third thing which would obviously real passion about being in -- military veteran myself.

As the veterans.

Ohio might not be the biggest place for veterans but they still deserve the benefits that been promised and so.

Those are a couple of issues that I wanna push for a hard all right if you proceed on the -- fifth of October we certainly welcome back here to make that announcement official America's Newsroom.

Are you a have a tough challenge.

Mary -- is the longest serving democratic woman in the house.

She serves that district.

She can be up against a primary challenge him to Dennis Kucinich also well known Democrat.

How do you -- either one of them GO.

Loyalists think this they occupy a Wall Street's.

He gets some people over there right now that are you know honestly concerned with what's going on but unfortunately they're they're protesting the wrong people really -- what they need is better representation.

And that's what it comes down to between Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich.

-- and and that representation that we've had Ohio's lost a quarter million people obviously something's not being done correctly.

You know so it's not a matter of beating them -- shown the American people -- lead in a new way and that's with honesty and integrity.

And Ukrainian buyer meant for businesses to move back to Ohio and to flourish for small businesses to flourish.

-- that that's the job that I'm going for it's not to pander to my party.

Or anyone else -- special interest or lobbyist it's actually to represent the American people.

Union non union Democrats Republican those will be my constituents and I think they have forgotten that and that's not a dig on those two that's ultimately.

The nationwide is hell that's come about.

How would your name if -- on the ballot.

Samuel.

It'll be a race to watch if indeed you -- -- -- -- wait for your announcement of the 25 of October we're gonna follow up with.

Who could be your opponent to Joseph thank you for your time bowling Green line -- things are.