North Carolina Democrats rip state lawmaker for going Republican and creating a GOP supermajority
Posted on AllSides April 5th, 2023
From The Left
Although North Carolina isn't as Democrat-friendly as Virginia has become, it isn't a deep red state like its neighbor South Carolina. North Carolina has two Republican U.S. senators (Ted Budd and Thom Tillis), but it also has a two-term Democratic governor, Roy Cooper. Nonetheless, Democratic strategists are disappointed that they haven't made as much progress in North Carolina as they have in Virginia. And North Carolina Democrats have another reason to feel disappointed now that State Rep. Tricia Cotham has switched from Democrat to Republican. According to Vice reporter Paul...