Comments on: Tom Ridge Maryland Resident, Pennsylvanian?

By: Joe R.

Joe R. — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:25:15 +0000

Tom Ridge certainly has a larger claim to Pennsylvania than Hilary Clinton does to New York.

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:24:54 +0000

I'm guessing that the people of Penn will consider a former popular governor to be native enough. I might be wrong but I doubt it.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:56:13 +0000

PD, you're the master of understatement....

Brian's right. This is a tempest in search of a teapot.

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:41:17 +0000

I meant Senate "bid"

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:40:48 +0000

Alan Keyes' lack of residency in Illinois was a big reason for his failed Senate bill, though not the only one.

By: Brian Knapp

Brian Knapp — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:11:05 +0000

As mentioned in the post, it is a growing trend that high profile politicians represent areas beyond their actual residency.

Given the state of communications technology and a high profile person's access levels to things that lower profile persons are not privy to, it is not necessarily a bad thing.

And really, is residency required for advocacy?