Like I didn't know you could run for senator in just any state.
2007-09-07 10:22:31 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
check with allen keyes. he famously referred to her as a carpetbagger. then he moved to a chicago suburb to run against barack obama as the republican candidate for the illinois senate seat.
2007-09-14 19:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by LADY beautiful mind (is sexy) 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When she decided to run for the Senate, the Clintons purchased a home in Chappaqua, New York, north of New York City in September 1999.
She was elected on November 7, 2000 (which by my count is about 10 months). Obviously, New Yorkers were (and continue to be) more swayed by her politics then by where she makes her primary residence.
2007-09-07 17:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by real kool kat 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm trying to remember because long ago I tried looking it up and couldn't find anything.
The buzz though was she was campaigning from Washington, then moved into an apartment (I thought) in New York, then they bought a place and moved in very shortly before the election actually took place.
I'm thinking less than 30 days though.
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Umm... folks, being selected as a VP to the President means they can come from any of the 50 states.
Being a Senator for one state while living in another isn't common practice. Let alone legal.
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I found something... Jan. 5, 2000
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0001/05/mn.08.html
2007-09-07 17:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Many states require a certain amount of time of prior residency in order to run for different offices. New York didn't have one. All it required, I believe was to have a residence. Hillary's rich friends all pitched in and bought her a house and she called it her new permanent residence. She had her residency only a very short time before declaring her candidacy.
2007-09-07 17:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't just run in any state. You have to establish residency, which her and Bill did in the same year (2000) she ran for the Senate. I do get a kick out of people attempting to degrade her for this. New York residents could have chosen not to elect her, but apparently it didn't bother them. If it didn't bother them why should it bother anyone else? They reelected her last November with 67% of the vote. Guess they think she's been doing a good job.
2007-09-07 17:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
She bought a house and got a mailing address. She moved in after her election. In New York the rules are very lenient. Bobby Kennedy did the same thing and was a New York Senator before he was assassinated.
2007-09-07 17:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by regerugged 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
30 days in new york state
2007-09-15 01:20:05 · answer #7 · answered by endgame1915 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once your a resident of a state you can run for office in that state. Some as little as 30 days. That's how carpetbagging works.
2007-09-13 17:58:24 · answer #8 · answered by Mogollon Dude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just after they vacated the White house. Really politically.
2007-09-14 18:49:58 · answer #9 · answered by Buggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
long enough to rent an apartment. years ago Robert Kennedy did the same thing
2007-09-14 20:28:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋