Whatever happened to Joe The Plumber?

[nkpolitics1212]

Joe The Plumber gained publicity being a strong critic of the Obama Presidency.
How come he is not seen at any Trump rallies?
Isn't he suppose to be a Trump supporter?

[LuckyCharms]

1. An unfortunate plunger mishap. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

3. I heard it was a plumbers snake in the conservatory

[JI7]

2. He ran for some office and lost

[marylandblue]

4. He flushed his career down the toilet

[LuckyCharms]

5. His persona went down the drain. n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. I heard he cracked up.

[JI7]

7. He told parents their dead kids were not as important as his guns

[LuckyCharms]

8. His valve seat wore out. n/t

[malaise]

9. a Royal flush?

[LuckyCharms]

10. His vent stack got clogged up. n/t

[Thor_MN]

11. He was, ironically, fake news.

He worked for a plumbing company that's annual revenue was almost 13 times his salary. He claimed that he was thinking of buying the company, with what, he never explained. He has never been licensed to operate as a plumber, so he pretty much has never been a plumber.

but IOKIYAAR....

[Not Ruth]

12. Might be a Democrat now, he did join the union

In February 2014, Wurzelbacher took a job at a Jeep plant which required him to be a member of the United Auto Workers. He complained that his colleagues have called him a "Tea-bagger". The Washington Post, citing Sean McAlinden, who has studied the auto-bailout as the Chief Economist for the non-profit Center for Automotive Research, commented that an "irony" is "that Joe the Plumber may not have gotten this auto job if it weren’t for the hated bailout of the auto industry" which was "first championed by Bush" but attacked by conservatives when implemented by Obama. McAliden is quoted saying “He wouldn’t have gotten a job in Toledo if Chrysler hadn’t been bailed out..Chrysler would have shut down immediately. No production; no jobs; no pension payments; no nothing." For his part, Joe indicated he has no problem with unions per se, stating "Private unions, such as the UAW, is a choice between employees and employers. If that is what they want, then who am I to say you can’t have it?".

[Wellstone ruled]

13. Thanks for the update.

Now Joe can afford his six pack.

[JI7]

15. Nope. Many union guys support right wing policies. This guy was a gun nut

[maxsolomon]

14. Never was a licensed Plumber, IIRC

I assume he never had to pay that egregious tax on his income over 250K/year, either.

[Glamrock]

16. Who gives a shit?