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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…

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