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==POV Check==
I don't believe that there are any legitimate NPOV concerns with this article in its current state.
:A '''parachute candidate''', also known as a '''[[carpetbagger]]''' in the [[United States]], is a political term for an election candidate who does not live in the area he is running to represent. The allegation is thus that he is being "parachuted in" for the job by a desparate political party which has no reliable domestic talent to use.
While usage of the word on Wikipedia could never be of neutral point of view (i.e. if we said, "[[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Alan Keyes]] are both [[parachute candidate]]s"), the article itself is factual. The meaning of the pejorative has been given concisely without so much as an example or other kind of veiled attack. I see no reason why the POV of the article should be suspect.

On an unrelated note, is this a British term? Identifying "carpetbagger" as the American equivalent seems to suggest such. --[[User:BDD|BDD]] 23:10, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

OK, are we done here? If there aren't any objections, I'll remove the pov-check template in a few days. [[User:Insomniacity|Insomniacity]] 19:42, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

It's used widely in Canada. [[User:Samaritan|Samaritan]] 04:16, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I've added "and has little connection to the area" to the description as a clarification. In jurisdictions where a representative needn't live in their district, non-residency may not be an issue if the representative lives nearby and is well-connected to the area. This scenario is common in urban areas where districts are often only a handful of square km. Obviously this is different from being from another state! [[User:Ianking|Ianking]] 07:59, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

== Carpet Bagger vs. Parachute Candidate ==

I think the term Carpetbagger is more common, and certainly more historical, as it is a term that goes back one hundred years or more.  Parachute Candidate seems a little new to have the article be titled such.  I would like the article to be Carpetbagger and have Parachute Candidate redirect to it.  [[User:208.203.4.140|208.203.4.140]] 01:26, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
:I was going to suggest the same thing. I see that I am responding to a 4 year old post. Maybe I will just go ahead and make the redirect then since it makes sense. [[User:Jaque Hammer|Jaque Hammer]] ([[User talk:Jaque Hammer|talk]]) 18:52, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
::Greetings, everyone. I've started [[Talk:Carpetbagger#"Parachute candidate"|this discussion]] over on the [[Carpetbagger]] article's talk page. Your opinions are welcome. Cheers! <span>''&#10146; [[User:Bgpaulus|Bgpaulus]] <small><small-caps>'''([[User talk:Bgpaulus|WORDS]] &amp; [[Special:Contributions/Bgpaulus|DEEDS]])'''</small-caps></small>''</span> 12:05, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

== Expansion?  ==

I'd love to see this article expanded, considering how common this practice is in Britain (and to some extent in Canada). As an example, virtually none of the Labour Party's leadership are actually from the constituencies they represent. Sadly, I don't know enough on the topic to make these additions myself. -- [[User:MichiganCharms|MichiganCharms]] ([[User talk:MichiganCharms|talk]]) 04:54, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

== Australia ==

In this country only candidates from Party HQ who overrule local party choices are said to parachute; they might be said to "shoo-in".

Candidates from other seats and other states who are nominated "just to maximize the vote" do not really a name; remember that both upper and lower houses are elected by [[preferential voting]] and cannot split the vote.

Indeed non-constituency candidates allow up and coming candidates to get "blooded" at unwinnable seats, being promoted to winnable at a subsequent election if they do well; and example of tis is [[Margaret Thatcher]]. -----[[User:MountVic127|MountVic127]] ([[User talk:MountVic127|talk]]) 08:36, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

== Margaret_Thatcher ==
[[Margaret Thatcher#Early_political_career|Political Career]]
* In the 1950 and 1951 general elections, Thatcher was the defeated Conservative candidate for the Labour seat of Dartford. 
* She lost on both occasions to [[Norman Dodds]], but reduced the Labour majority by 6,000, and then a further 1,000.[43] 
* In 1954, Thatcher was defeated when she sought selection to be the Conservative Party candidate for the Orpington by-election of January 1955. 
* Thatcher began looking for a Conservative safe seat and was selected as the candidate for Finchley in April 1958 (narrowly beating [[Ian Montagu Fraser]]).\
* She was elected as MP for the seat after a hard campaign in the 1959 election. ----[[User:MountVic127|MountVic127]] ([[User talk:MountVic127|talk]]) 08:55, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

== Opposite of parachute ==
* "Free fall" ? ----[[User:MountVic127|MountVic127]] ([[User talk:MountVic127|talk]]) 08:57, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
* Not a "dream run"

== Should Romney's ties to Utah not be mentioned? ==

Mainly religious and having gone to BYU [[User:AidanWelch|AidanWelch]] ([[User talk:AidanWelch|talk]]) 23:45, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

:I do not believe Mitt Romney meets the definition of a carpet bagger. The article for the [[2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election]] notes that his time living in Utah was used to challenge his eligibility to be Governor of Massachusetts. He moved to Utah three years before [[Orrin Hatch]] retired and the [[2018 United States Senate election in Utah|subsequent open election]]. He had past homes in Utah where he spent large amounts of time. My sources are [https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=58472930&itype=CMSID Mitt Romney to make his home in Utah] and [https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2014/10/15/despite-voter-registration-snafu-mitt-romney-not-shunning-gop/ Despite voter-registration snafu Mitt Romney not shunning GOP]) from the [[The Salt Lake Tribune]]. I'd be in favor of removing Romney from the list. [[User:Mpen320|Mpen320]] ([[User talk:Mpen320|talk]]) 18:47, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
::@AidanWelch, I just removed it.--[[User:Mpen320|Mpen320]] ([[User talk:Mpen320|talk]]) 18:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)