Republicans in North Carolina have a veto-proof majority in the state legislature thanks to State Rep. Tricia Cotham. Cotham officially switched from the Democrat Party to the Republican Party and she even burned her bridges as she did so. This is one determined woman. She’s over the Democrats, that’s obvious.

This story is even more notable because she is a member of a prominent Democrat family. It’s probably going to be a little awkward around the Easter dinner table.

Tricia Cotham has voted in Dem primaries since at least 2005. She was married to the Chairman of the NC Democratic Party. Her mom is a Democrat county commissioner & DNC delegate. Her dad was chairman of the Mecklenburg Democrats.

She was not secretly a Republican.#ncpol #NCGA

— Alex Baltzegar (@AlexBaltzegar) April 5, 2023

Her district is a solid blue one so she may find herself in an odd position come re-election time. Her district is near Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County. This is a real game-changer for Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat. Democrats have had a fever dream of North Carolina morphing from a swing state to a blue state ever since Barack Obama won the state in 2008. This move by Cotham keeps the dream just out of their grasp. Before her switch, the Legislature was just one seat short of a supermajority. Not anymore.

What was the final straw for Cotham? She was criticized for using the American flag and praying hands emoji on social media and on her vehicles. Those are two things the progressive left does not abide by – American patriotism and prayer.

The “modern-day Democratic Party has become unrecognizable to me and others across the state,” said Cotham. “I will not be controlled by anyone.”

Democrats have been “blasting me on Twitter to calling me names, coming after my family, coming after my children,” continued Cotham. “That is wrong.” She added that a woman cursed her out at a store while she was shopping with her son.

North Carolina Republicans are welcoming her with open arms, as you’d imagine.

“This announcement continues to reflect that the Democratic Party is too radical for North Carolina,” state GOP chair Michael Whatley said in a statement. “The values of the Republican Party align with voters, and the people of Mecklenburg County should be proud to have her representation in Raleigh.”

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who formerly served as the state’s House speaker, said he and Cotham joined the chamber together in 2007 and called her “a no-nonsense legislator who works hard to make a positive difference for all North Carolinians.”

Republicans have held majorities in the state’s House and Senate for years but Governor Cooper has used his power of veto to implement his agenda. That comes to a screeching halt now.

Cotham’s decision to join the GOP gives Republicans a clear path with a veto-proof majority to push a wide range of legislation, from reforming education to restricting abortion, without necessarily needing to compromise with Cooper.

Cotham alleged during Wednesday’s press conference that Cooper “tells you what to do” and that the Democratic Party will “bully” those who don’t do what the party wants.

Sister Toldjah has a good explanation of how Governor Cooper bullies those Democrats who don’t go along to get along with him.

Cotham let it rip against Democrats at her press conference Wednesday. She’s not interested in workshops, but in doing the real work of elected officials.

“The party wants to villainize anyone who has free thought, free judgement, has solutions and wants to get to work to better our state. Not just sit in a meeting and have a workshop after a workshop, but really work with individuals to get things done. Because that is what real public servants do. 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.

One commenter noted the hypocrisy of Democrats having a hissy fit over Cotham’s party switch yet they are perfectly ok with very young children making gender changes.

Crazy to me that the same party that thinks 3 year olds should be able to change their gender identity also thinks grown adults shouldn’t be allowed to change their political identity. #NCPOL https://t.co/AhStNB5068

— Brent Woodcox (@BrentWoodcox) April 5, 2023

Nailed it.

You love to see it happen, don’t you?