McCain Throws Kitchen Sink; Obama Ducks

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Heading into the final presidential debate of the 2008 election, Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) found himself behind in the polls. He needed a big victory to turn around his campaign and accordingly threw the kitchen sink, along with a plumber, at Sen. Barack Obama (D., Ill.) during the final face-off Wednesday night at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

However, Obama didn't flinch at McCain's attacks. He remained on firm footing and portrayed himself as a defender of the average Joe, including an undecided plumber from Toledo, Ohio.

Obama chats with "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher.

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