FLASHBACK: In the 2008 Obama vs. McCain Presidential campaign, Sam Wurzelbacher rose to fame as 'Joe the Plumber' broadcasting his concerns to Obama at a campaign stop that his tax policies would increase financial burdens on small business owners. The 49-year-old sadly passed away seven months ago from pancreatic cancer. He had a wife and four children.
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Seems another 'Joe the Plumber' emerged as the former President met with NYC construction workers ahead of his trial this week in Manhattan.
Meet (who I've dubbed) 'Bob the Builder'. He's a NYC Union boss and self described 'life long Democrat' who's voting for Trump along with 75 percent of the 9000 Union members he's recently polled.
“[My members] are very agitated. They are living week to week. Some of them are not affording their bills and I think things need to change,” Bob Bartels, COO of Steamfitters Local 638 NYC and Long Island told Fox And Friends, ‘I see a wave coming’.
Take a listen:
Do you think NY is 'in play' for Trump heading into the November elections? We talked about this and more on a Friday edition of 'Charleston's Morning News' 6-9 a.m. weekdays on 94.3 WSC: