North Carolina’s political landscape has shifted as a Democratic State… because of Rep. Tricia Cotham’s recent switch to the Republican Party. This granted conservatives a supermajority in the state’s House of Representatives. Cotham cited differing views on abortion and immigration as reasons for her departure from the Democrats and her admiration for the Republican Party’s focus on job creation and economic growth… With the new supermajority, Republicans will control the state’s legislative agenda more significantly… leading to potential redistricting and voting rights changes. The move has been criticized by Democrats,…
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