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"Carpetbagger" is a fascinating suggestion. Hillary Clinton and Robert F. Kennedy were modern senatorial examples. Perhaps there are modern examples also.
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::Fixed the link; thanks for the heads-up. [[User:DanieleGiusto|DanieleGiusto]] 13:38, 16 July 2010 (EDT)
 
::Fixed the link; thanks for the heads-up. [[User:DanieleGiusto|DanieleGiusto]] 13:38, 16 July 2010 (EDT)
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== Possibility for 1800's: Carpetbagger ==
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While the term originally related specifically to northern politicians interjecting themselves into the politics of the Reconstruction-era south, it has since come to be used for political opportunists in a more general sense.  Since this sort of behavior is common among Democrats (Hillary Clinton, anyone?) I'd argue that the term has value as a conservative word.  --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 12:52, 19 July 2010 (EDT)
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: "Carpetbagger" is a fascinating suggestion.  [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy]] were modern senatorial examples.  Perhaps there are modern examples also.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 16:45, 19 July 2010 (EDT)
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