by Steve Watson, Summit News:
“I will not be controlled by anyone”
A North Carolina Democratic legislator handed a decisive victory to the Republican party Wednesday by defecting and ensuring a veto-proof majority.
Announcing the switch, Tricia Cotham declared that “The modern-day Democratic Party has become unrecognizable to me and others across the state,” adding “I will not be controlled by anyone.”
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“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 further proclaimed, adding “They have pushed me out.”
Democrats will “villainize anyone who has free thought, free judgement, has solutions,” says North Carolina State Rep Tricia Cotham after switching parties.
“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.” pic.twitter.com/Jhnn1TxXjK
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“The party wants to villainize anyone who has free thought, free judgment, has solutions and wants to get to work to better our state,” the legislator continued, saying she’d rather dedicate her time to that than “just sit in a meeting and have a workshop after a workshop.”
Cotham expressed a desire to “Really work with individuals to get things done. Because that is what real public servants do.”
Cotham went on to explain that one factor that influenced her decision to switch parties came after she was heavily criticized and verbally attacked for using the American flag and praying hands emoji on social media.
Cotham claimed that Democrats have been “blasting me on Twitter to calling me names, coming after my family, coming after my children,” describing an incident where she was verbally abused at a store while shopping with her son.
“I am still the same person, and I am going to do what I believe is right and follow my conscience,” Cotham vowed.
