Don Jr. for Pennsylvania Senator?

[BlueWavePsych]

Donald Trump Jr. for Pennsylvania Senator?

Chris Galdieri: “The junior Trump would face one thorny issue in running for the Senate in Pennsylvania: He is not actually a resident of the state, and the Constitution mandates that senators must reside in the state they represent by the time of their election. Moving to Pennsylvania would make Trump a carpetbagger – a candidate who moves to a state for the express purpose of seeking office there. In my book, Stranger in a Strange State: The Politics of Carpetbagging from Robert Kennedy to Scott Brown, I examine the campaigns of nine carpetbaggers who sought election to the United States Senate. Their experiences offer a useful framework for thinking about a Trump for Pennsylvania campaign.”

“A carpetbagger campaign has two necessary elements. The first is an ambitious would-be candidate, and the other is a state party in need of a candidate. What makes each of these elements a bit different from candidates and parties in races with home-grown candidates is that both the would-be candidates and the state party do not have better options.”

https://politicalwire.com/2020/10/19/donald-trump-jr-for-pennsylvania-senator/

[sunonmars]

1. Not to mention we really get a good look at what Donny has been doing.........

He goes from Daddy's protection to exposed and accountable.

[Norbert]

2. Just what Pennsylvania needs, an even dimmer Rick Santorum

[TreasonousBastard]

3. I'm from NY, King of the carpetbagging states, so that doesn't bother me much. What does bother me..

is who this particular carpetbagger is.

I don't really know if it's good news or bad news that PA has to go out of state to find this big an asshole.

[Cosmocat]

4. We have prededent

See, Rick Santorum.

That said Lt. Governor Fetterman is going to be tough to beat as is and a stunt like this would likely seal it.

[PRETZEL]

6. This is going to make for an interesting primary season

personally, I think Josh Shapiro is also looking at this.

Either one would be perfectly fine with me.

[nolabear]

5. Why have we not called them carpetbaggers all along!!

It’s exactly what they are, and it sticks in the craw of any Southerner who believes they were unfairly treated after the Civil War!