R2K, CA-04: Brown +6

[minionofmidas]

Wow. Thought this one would be close but not super-close. And not close at all in 2010.

Well I might be right on that much - just with the wrong winner.

[minionofmidas]

Flat out, I wouldn't vote for someone who moved to my district from halfway across the state for the sole reason of political opportunism.  I have a feeling there are a lot of voters in CA-04 who feel the same as I do.

McClintock still lives in SoCal. There's no residency requirement (other than living in the same state) for House districts.

He moved his family up to Sacramento (Elk Grove, I believe) while in the state legislature.  I believe he listed his mother's house in Ventura County as his official address.

So of course he got attacked for being a carpetbagger from L.A. who took per diem money he didn't deserve because he lived in Sacramento.

Now, unlike running in a district one doesn't live in - but like "moving" to a district in order to be able to claim to live in it  - this actually is

repugnant.