He’s not really a carpetbagger since they re-drew the district and he’s no longer in the district with the new map. It’s a lot different from the Harold Ford situation.
Why can’t he run for his district seat? The map was chanaged 8 years ago, it’s not like it happened yesterday.
I’m not sure it really matters though. He’s coming out saying he isn’t going to respect the voters’ choice and if they don’t pick him they could very well end up with a D. That speaks volumes about why he might be running in the first place. What and whom is this about, him or them?