A turncoat Democrat gave the North Carolina GOP a supermajority. She just got her reward

[riversedge]

A turncoat Democrat gave the North Carolina GOP a supermajority. She just got her reward

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/20/2200585/-A-turncoat-Democrat-gave-the-North-Carolina-GOP-a-supermajority-She-just-got-her-reward?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web#comments


October 20, 2023 at 4:06:37p CDT



North Carolina Republicans just unveiled new gerrymanders that would not only entrench the party in power but would also reward a turncoat Democrat whose inexplicable party switch handed the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in April and ushered in a new era of ultraconservative governance.

As a result of that switch by state Rep. Tricia Cotham, Republicans were able to quickly pass a host of far-right priorities despite vetoes by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Those bills, among other things, severely restricted abortion access, curtailed voting rights, and gave the GOP greater control over both state courts and North Carolina's elections.....................

.................

In addition to their new legislative maps, Republicans also released a pair of proposals that would gerrymander North Carolina's congressional districts in extreme ways, so much so that this perennial swing state would likely wind up with a House delegation made up of 11 Republicans and just three Democrats.

Notably, though, both of those plans would also place Cotham's base of suburban Mecklenburg County in a safely red open seat (numbered the 8th on one map and the 9th on the other). While Cotham fell far short in her previous House bid, finishing a distant third in the Democratic primary, with just 21% of the vote, her new allies might very well smooth her path to the GOP nomination.....................

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Celerity]

1. NC (if this stands) and WI are the two most ludicrously gerrymandered remotely swing states BY FAR

[aocommunalpunch]

4. I imagine they'll keep it.

I’m more frightened of this burying double agents inside our primaries. Nothing makes sense with her switch, so now diving deep into candidates is going to need to be a necessity. What make a good dem when they’re waiting to switch?

[BComplex]

6. It's the money that makes them switch.

They're bought. So severely bought that they feel no shame.

[dalton99a]

2. NC Democrats were scammed big time.

Last edited Sat Oct 21, 2023, 04:13 PM - Edit history (1)

[Mad_Machine76]

10. They should sue

Not sure if it would succeed but she at least defrauded the state and local party if they gave her money.

[Cha]

3. This makes me sick.. I want her

to get her Karma for this Traitor Shit.. the Sooner the Better. Freaking Magat Asshole.

[Bettie]

5. It's NC

they'll run a right wing white guy against her and she'll be gone.

She did what they wanted, but now they'll get one of 'theirs' in that seat.

[Cha]

7. I know about NC and how they are.. my sister lives

there now until her granddaughter graduates from high shcool and then sh's gone to live in Connecticut Full time.

TY.. Also my wish about Cotham is a big ask but I just wanted to put it out there. Traitors do have a history of not ending up so well, though, come to think of it.

[Bev54]

8. I hope, instead of a reward, she actually gets a little karma coming her way.

[crickets]

9. +1