carpetbagger

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Mr. Fetterman, who is recovering from a stroke he suffered in May, has cast Mr. Oz as a carpetbagger and out of touch with everyday people.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2022

St. John is a Christian speaker and home schooling advocate who has feuded with Kent, a decorated Army Ranger combat veteran, calling him a carpetbagger with few ties to the 3rd District.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022

Jackman may not have the Broadway longevity of LuPone, but he’s too much of an insider to be treated as a Hollywood carpetbagger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022

Chris Boyle, the campaign’s communications director, portrayed Mr. Gershon as an inexperienced elitist and a carpetbagger.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2018

Leslie, a South Carolina carpetbagger, declared that "South Carolina has no right to be a state unless she can support her statesmen," and he proceeded to live up to this principle.

From The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states by Fleming, Walter Lynwood