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‘Joe the Plumber’ Wins GOP Nomination in Ohio

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    Ohio Congressional Candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher on winning the Republican nomination and what he will do if elected.

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Is razor thin victory over Rick Santorum in Ohio last night not the State's only dramatic race -- world home.

Words hold Bowker also known as Joe The Plumber.

Narrowly beating out his opponent to capture the Republican nomination for Ohio's ninth congressional district.

Joseph the -- joining us here now -- -- tries to become Joseph the congressman.

Great to have you with -- -- congratulations on your win.

The first thanks for the -- it's going to be a tough -- battle as you well know.

Going against congresswoman Marcy Kaptur it's it's slightly democratic district.

Are you -- offset that advantage.

-- you know politicians a bad word my book and it seems to be a bad word politically why Republican Democrat independent.

The -- -- offset -- to settle out have to pretend to be something I'm not I'm blue collar middle class.

I speak my mind and I believe people are looking forward to that kind of work being done form so -- that -- actually answer the question not be ambiguous.

And and and talk about actually working on the right problems and solving them -- getting good results for change because for too long we we that subtle.

For bad results and we're settling for bad results now so career politicians politicians that have.

Thirty years of experience.

I don't see where that experience serves the American people -- just and they and they know where the money is that they know who's -- -- to scratch.

You know we need to get regular Americans and their it actually understand where does the work hard every day of their lives that's what I've been doing the last thirty years in my life -- Well.

-- I mean what -- -- sounds very -- -- let's let's let's sample some of that directness.

Real quickly here what are you gonna do about.

There are sixty or will be sixteen trillion dollars.

In national debt when you what when you're sworn in if you prevail in that race.

Well -- the key to prosperity -- this country's real simple it's not rocket science like they'd like politicians.

And like a -- I use that word in the bad way politicians like to tell -- comes down -- tax reform.

And get rid of -- the burden numbers burdensome regulations.

That kill it kill companies and kill jobs kill -- the new worship so real tax reform the reason why we're gonna defeat Barack Obama's health care initiative.

-- because the American people spoke up across the spectrum Republicans Democrats here in Ohio we defeated it by 67%.

In this nation a statewide ballot.

So -- the American people understand the tax reform is the key no more tax subsidies and more tax incentives those are just loopholes that everyone our -- non that's bad.

So getting Herman cain's 999 plan going out -- getting the fair tax going out they're getting the flat tax out there.

We need to reform act that way encourages business growth in the new regulations you know -- that that -- -- your.

-- I actually is that -- question I'm getting good big answer.

And we're out of time but that's not a -- it's great to have you with us again congratulations on your victory go -- seminal.

Were -- barker AKA Joe The Plumber running for congress Ohio's ninth just.