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Stop BeetleJuice Boebert, the Carpetbagger

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Feb 22, 2026
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After failing to hold her own district, Lauren Boebert packed up politically and moved to a new one.

That has a name: carpetbagger.

The term dates back to the post–Civil War era, when opportunists from outside a region would arrive with their belongings in cheap carpet bags, looking to seize political power where they had no roots. It wasn’t about service. It was about advantage.

Sound familiar?

Voters in her new district deserve to know who just moved in — and why.

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