The Impact of Party Switching in North Carolina's Republican Supermajority
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North Carolina Republicans gained a supermajority and the ability to override vetoes from the state’s Democratic governor last week, following a surprise defection by a Democratic lawmaker. State Rep. Tricia Cotham, who was elected as a Democrat in 2022, announced at a Wednesday press conference that she was joining the GOP, shifting the balance between the Republican legislature and the state’s Democratic governor. Cotham’s switch means that Cooper no longer has a buffer against Republican power in the legislature.
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