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Maryland: Joe The Plumber

Thu, 10/30/2008 - 14:41

Before 'Joe the Plumber,' there was 'Jim the Plumber'

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

There's a second Republican plumber on the political scene this year.

Jim Berndt -- a member of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee -- says he's had the nickname "Jim the Plumber," not to be confused with "Joe the Plumber," for at least four years.

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Thu, 10/16/2008 - 12:45

State GOP: McCain will fight for 'Joe the Plumber'

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

In the eyes of the Maryland Republican Party, John McCain won Wednesday's third and final 2008 presidential debate because he vowed to fight for Joe the Plumber.

"While Barack Obama continues to measure the drapes of the White House, John McCain is fighting and will continue fighting for 'Joe the Plumber' and every American citizen, family, and small business," Jim Pelura, chair of the state GOP said in a statement.

Pelura says McCain gave "strong and clear straight talk," but said Obama's rhetoric doesn't match his record.

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