carpetbaggers and::In most any other state, that would be deemed outrageous carpetbaggers and

carpetbaggers and

carpetbaggers and

carpetbaggers and::In most any other state, that would be deemed outrageous.
Three of her five immediate predecessors in that seat fit the description.
Why should this columnist care?
I got off the politics beat decades ago.
But anything can become an economic issue if you try hard enough.
The first nonnew yorker was robert kennedy, who had been from massachusetts until he decided he needed a new job and ran for senator from new york in 1964.
He was assassinated in 1968, and replaced by charles goodell, who was really from new york.
In 1970, senator goodell was defeated by james l.
Buckley, a conservative from connecticut until he, too, was attracted by the seat.
In 1976, daniel patrick moynihan defeated senator buckley.
I count him as a new yorker because he grew up here, even if he did spend much of his professional career elsewhere.
When senator moynihan retired, he was replaced by senator hillary rodham clinton, who moved to new york to make the race.
She resigned to become secretary of state, and ms.
Gillibrand, a representative from upstate new york, was appointed.
From 1965 through 2008, that seat was held by longtime new yorkers for 26 years and by people from elsewhere for 18 years.
That is twice the margin during the other years.
So it should come as no surprise that bad stock markets and bad local economic performance tend to run together.
During the years with established new yorkers, the rate was almost 10 percent.