Obama finds his own Joe the plumber

For Senator John McCain, Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher's catapult into the national consciousness may have backfired somewhat but that hasn't stopped Obama from finding his own "Joe the plumber".

The Huffington Post reports that voters in Colorado are receiving "robocalls" automatic, recorded telephone calls from a Colorado plumber called Joe Martinez.

He tells voters: "Take it from Joe the plumber, if you want a president who will put middle-class families first, join me in voting for Barack Obama."

- INDEPENDENT