[unspun]

He didn't carpetbag. Sheesh, why does this have to be explained over and over? It's very simple. He was implored to come in an extreme situation and decided to do so. Carpetbagging is foisting oneself on another state.

WE WANT HIM HERE. WE ASKED FOR HIM. HE DEMURRED. ILLINOISIANS RELATED TO HIM WHAT IS AT STAKE (OUR MOST FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES). ILLINOIS SOVEREIGNLY ASKED HIM TO RUN. HE RELENTED AND CAME.

Repeat that over and over again, until it sinks in.

[Sabertooth]

He didn't carpetbag. Sheesh, why does this have to be explained over and over?

That soap just doesn't sell.

Keyes lived in another state, and moved to Illinios to run for Senate.

Doesn't matter why, whether relenting to entreaties or going on listening tours, that's what he did. That's called, in modern political parlance, "carpetbagging." There's no point trying to split that hair.

Now, there are wild circumstances in Illinois, given Ryan's withdrawal, and I don't have a hard position on carpetbagging, though I lean aganst it, but if you are going to spin your wheels on that one word you aren't going to garner a single additional vote for Keyes.

[k2blader]

You are right.

Instead of incorrectly saying (like the Democrats) that Keyes is a "carpetbagger", folks should honestly say, "I think the IL GOP should have chosen someone else."