With its proposed redistricting maps, the state party appears to be making Rep. Tricia Cotham (R) a shoe-in for the U.S. House—if she chooses to run.
North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham has become infamous for running as a pro-choice Democrat who switched parties shortly into her term to hand the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in April, which it used to pass an abortion ban in May. Political analysts and her own voters wondered why she’d do this while representing a safely blue district.
That’s a 25-point swing in the Republican direction. If she chose to stay in state politics, she’d have some protection, but it’s a riskier bet than the proposed Congressional seat. Still, as the Charlotte News & Observer noted, these are both new seats that would “have no incumbent who would run against her.” If you are new to Cotham’s nonsense, here is the brief backstory.
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