carpetbagger
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St. John is a Christian speaker and home schooling advocate who has feuded with Kent, a decorated Army Ranger combat veteran, calling him a carpetbagger with few ties to the 3rd District.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Massachusetts native Robert F. Kennedy faced carpetbagger complaints when he ran for the Senate in New York in 1964.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
Some personal issues dogged Durant, along with accusations of being a carpetbagger who hardly ever voted in Alabama.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2022
Jackman may not have the Broadway longevity of LuPone, but he’s too much of an insider to be treated as a Hollywood carpetbagger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2022
Those dark days of the Reconstruction period rapidly followed the horrors of civil war, and the reign of the carpetbagger began, goading the people to desperation.
From Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment by J. C. Lester
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The American Civil War
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