Dem lawmaker abandons party, joins Republicans — and it has major implications for North Carolina politics North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham officially abandoned the Democratic Party on Wednesday and joined the Republican Party.
At a press conference, Cotham explained she switched parties because the Democratic Party "has become unrecognizable" and wants to "villainize anyone who has free thoughts."
"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," she said. "It became clear to me very early on in January that you better vote in line with what Gov. Cooper wants you to do."
Cotham said she believes it is her responsibility as a lawmaker to "learn everything I can, to ask questions, to hear perspectives before deciding how to vote." But Democrats are afraid of members who think independently, she claimed, because "they don't like what they can't control."
"I will not be controlled by anyone," Cotham declared.
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Not only do North Carolina Democrats enforce a liberal echo chamber, but Cotham accused her former party of engaging in intimidation and bully tactics any time a member steps out of line.
The final straw for her, however, was when she was criticized for using the American flag and "praying hands" emojis on social media. She also alleged that her Democratic opponents have publicly accosted her and sent her children messages.............
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