BLITZER: We're exactly one week out from election day, right in the middle of the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton closing arguments to the American people. Let's visit a past election. October 28, 2008, seven days out, Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, and Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, were in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Virginia attacking each other on issue number one, the economy.</s>SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, (R), ARIZONA & FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Senator Obama is running to be redistributionist-in-chief. I'm running to be commander-in-chief.</s>MCCAIN: Senator Obama is running to spread the wealth. I'm running to create wealth.</s>OBAMA: In the closing days of this campaign, my opponent is trying to distance himself from President Bush despite the fact that he's faithfully supported him 90 percent of the time. John McCain's ridden shotgun has George Bush has driven our economy towards a cliff. And now he wants to take the wheel and step on the gas.</s>BLITZER: And just like this political campaign, which has featured several famous people on the campaign trail, a celebrity of sorts was out on that same day stumping for McCain.</s>JOE WURZELBACHER, KNOWN AS JOE THE PLUMBER: I want to let you know, my choice in this is McCain. I plan on voting for a real American.</s>BLITZER: That was Joe the Plumber, who now supports Donald Trump. That's it for me. Thanks for watching. The news continues right here on CNN.
Flashback 2008: McCain, Obama 7 Days from Election.