In no particular order, the little stories of 2008 that said a lot.
Joe the Plumber is his own man.
The guy’s not accomplished, not politically savvy, not educated–hell, this ‘plumber’ isn’t even a licensed plumber. He argued with Obama over paying taxes which he doesn’t even do. Yet McCain plucked him from obscurity and gave him fame and a pop culture career. What did he do in return?
That’s right, stabbed McCain in the back. The story? Even Republicans who owed McCain everything showed him no love.
On the opposite side, people who knew almost nothing about Obama really liked him…
