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Samuel "joe the plumber" wurzelbacher won the gop nomination in ohio's 9th congressional district with no previous political experience. why was wurzelbacher not considered a "pure" amateur?

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Mr. Wurzelbacher is not considered as pure amateur because he had name recognition. Using the name recognition generated by his 15 minutes of fame, Mr. Wurzelbacher is gearing up to take on Rep. MARCY Kaptur in a redrawn northern Ohio district that looks like it was designed as a stronghold for the Toledo Democrat. Mr. Wurzelbacher has been treated as any first time candidate who has a degree of fundraising power and name recognition with coverage including stories about him collecting a salary from his campaign and failing to file timely papers with the FEC.
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