A North Carolina Democrat from Charlotte has just defected and switched parties to become a Republican.
Rep. Tricia Cotham held a press conference today saying that she no longer recognizes the modern day Democrat Party.
Watch:
Democrats will "villainize anyone who has free thought, free judgement, has solutions," says North Carolina State Rep Tricia Cotham after switching parties.
"If you don't do exactly what the Democrats want you to do, they will try to bully you. They will try to cast you aside." pic.twitter.com/Jhnn1TxXjK
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 5, 2023
We told you recently that Republicans in the North Carolina Senate have a firm veto-proof supermajority, but they were short one vote of a supermajority in the state House.
Well not any longer. Thanks to Cotham, Republicans now have the 72 votes needed to override vetoes without any help from Democrats and enact their agenda for the state.
I’m sure Governor Roy Cooper has a big sad over this since his veto has just been rendered useless, but with his free time maybe he can challenge Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential primary since he’s not a lameduck.