You know things are bad for McCain when your last hope at connecting to the mythical American "Joe" bails out on you at a campaign rally five days out from the election. Not only did that happen to the Arizonan Senator, but no one gave McCain the message and he tripped up on a grand scale in front of his 6,000+ audience.
From ThinkProgress:
At a rally today in Ohio, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accused Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) of wanting to “spread the wealth.” McCain then summoned Joe the Plumber, who wasn’t even in the audience:
McCAIN: That’s only because Joe the Plumber asked [Obama] the right questions right here in Ohio. … Joe’s with us today. Joe, where are you? Where is Joe? Is Joe here with us today? Joe, I thought you were here today.
[CROSSTALK]
McCAIN: All right, well you’re all Joe the Plumbers, so all of you stand up!
Sir, Joe the plumber can't be found because your idea of him doesn't exist. Joe Wurzelbacher is busy becoming a country music star, so having him tip his hat in your direction is over. McCain used Joe for a political argument and now Joe is using him, that is all there is to it between the two of them. Now I wonder what the 4,000 students who were bussed in to make McCain's crowd swell get for being his stage props?
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