re: #73 HappyWarrior

Yeah the word has Reconstruction origins but it’s used for any politician that moves to another state or district that is not their own to run. As I said, I remember Hilary Clinton being called one when she ran for Senate in New York, happened to RFK too, and on the other side, Alan Keyes got it when he ran against Obama for hte Senate in 2004. Honest, I don’t know how to feel about it. Part of me finds it kinda sleazy and opportunistic but there’s also the flip side which is you do have the freedom of movement after all. Either way it’s not gonna affect me directly since I live in neither Ohio or Washington state so I won’t be affected by what Kucinich does.

Aren’t the residency requirements for running for public office in a state, including the US House and Senate controled by the individual states? So if they wanted to prevent this situation they can do so on their own accord?