Democrat Turned Republican in North Carolina Already Sending Her Former Party Into Fits of Rage

A former Democrat in North Carolina who switched parties and gave Republicans a super-majority in the state’s legislature is already making waves.

State Rep. Tricia Cotham was widely derided by the left as a shameless turncoat back in April after she left her long-time political home. But the explanation of why she changed teams was a lot more complicated than their flailing would have you believe. Namely, Democrat operatives engaged in a targeted campaign of harassment against her for daring to not fall in line with liberal Gov. Roy Cooper.

What’s that old saying about a woman scorned? Am I even allowed to cite it without being called a sexist? I don’t know, the new rules are confusing, but you get the idea. Cotham clearly took the attacks against her and her family personally, and she was completely right to do so. The far-left is insanely combative and domineering, and those who reside within its confines will stop at nothing to see their political wants met.

But the far-left is also insanely self-destructive. Going after Cotham over a few floor votes was short-sighted and ended up pushing her to not just leave her party and become an independent (i.e. Kyrsten Sinema), but to actually become a Republican.

Still, some doubted Cotham’s motivations for the move, suggesting she only switched to avoid being gerrymandered out of her seat (North Carolina’s Supreme Court has opened the door to redraw the state’s maps). The suggestion was that she’d still be a reliable vote for the left within the North Carolina legislature.