Looks like it's OFFICIAL: North Carolina state Rep. Cotham gives the GOP a supermajority

[In It to Win It]

switching parties from Democrat to Republican

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[Fullduplexxx]

1. She won't resign dems were defrauded . She needs to be replaced, a new election needs to be held

Can she be recalled ?

[CrispyQ]

2. Oh she won't resign.

You have to hand in your integrity before you get your GOP Party pass.

[mitch96]

13. Follow the money... Who got paid off with what and when...nt

[CrispyQ]

14. Yeah. It stinks. Like Manchin & Sinema stink. -nt

[JoanofArgh]

3. NC Rep Jeff Jackson has a good thread on this

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I wonder if constituents can file a class action lawsuit for fraud. Cotham just took office in January and had to be making plans to switch parties back then.

[OhNo-Really]

4. Yet another tactic.

Maybe the Gov will have an opportunity to appoint a Dem or two to upcoming vacant seats.

The GOP states move towards hateful non-inclusive & dangerous no gun safety policies defies logic.

What is their end game plan? Do they not understand how these policies will circle around and put them in jeopardy?

[jimfields33]

6. I believe governor only can appoint seats for senators.

[OhNo-Really]

5. Yet another tactic.

Maybe the Gov will have an opportunity to appoint a Dem or two to upcoming vacant seats.

The GOP states move towards hateful non-inclusive & dangerous no gun safety policies defies logic.

What is their end game plan? Do they not understand how these policies will circle around and put them in jeopardy?

[Marcus IM]

7. Demonstrating to other nations just how broken and fraudulent the US system is.

Hardly any representation on major issues, like gun regs and abortion and healthcare and education and on and on.

Yet, we're told it's the envy of the world.

The Average American Has No Influence on Public Policy
Examining how the average American has no influence on policy outcomes compared to the wealthy

A recent study conducted at two top universities concluded that the concept of an American democracy might have become more of a fable than a fact. Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page, from Princeton and Northwestern Universities, respectively, set out to answer the question: ‘Who really rules [in America]?’ Their discoveries challenge some of the most fundamental ideas that we hold about our government:
When the preferences of economic elites and the stands of organized interest groups are controlled for, the preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.”
After systematically reviewing key variables for over 1,779 policy issues, Gilens and Page found that the impact of the everyday citizen is practically negligible. It was nearly impossible to find cases where the general populace actually had a true impact.


“The preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy."

https://caseybotticello.medium.com/the-average-american-has-no-influence-on-public-policy-84fe0188ad28

[CanonRay]

8. Does anyone know why she did this?

Any reason given? This is abhorrent, especially in a highly Dem district.

[JoanofArgh]

10. This is what she claims, from WaPo, but it's bullshit.

She claimed she was criticized and bullied for having a flag decal on her car and for praying. The VICE clip is the real reason.

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[In It to Win It]

11. Wow! That's interesting

Thanks for the post!

[JoanofArgh]

12. No problem! I didn't know about her lobbying. Democrats probably trusted her

because her mother Pat Cotham is a prominent, long time member of the NCDems and she sits on the NC Democratic Executive Council

[Sky Jewels]

9. I hope she never has a moment of true peace in her life.

And that's all I'll say.