By my count, 11 of the candidate profiles on the DCCC's Red-to-Blue list boast about the candidate's Nth generation roots in their district. As time passes, I'm finding that language creepier and creepier. I think it needlessly concedes nativist ground. https://redtoblue.dccc.org
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My current loosely-held belief: it's ok to brag up to the fourth generation (since it means that grandparents and great-grandparents you interacted with as a kid imbued you with the district's deep values and homespun wisdom), but it gets creepy past that. Tell me I'm wrong!
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Might also bring up the comparison between 2**n and the population of OH-23, or wherever.
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4 generations ago, places like OH and PA are where ambitious people moved.
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Such language doesn’t bother me. I don’t see any “nativist” element in it. I see it as sending a “not a carpetbagger” message.
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Are you aware of the nativist origin of the term "carpetbagger"?
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