North Carolina state representative flips parties, gives Republicans supermajority needed to override vetoes from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
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"It became very clear to me early on in January that you better vote in line with everything Governor Cooper tells you to do," Cotham said. "From signing on to bills, to he wanted to pick your seat on the House floor, to your committee requests ... I will not be controlled by anyone." McCorkle says Cotham's flip will not impact the redistricting debates because the maps only need the approval of the legislature.
"Things are so tight, even when the Republicans have a super majority they're afraid of losing it," McCorkle said. He went on later to say "Everything is just frought with this incredible tension. But this just goes beyond the pale that a liberal legislator has flipped."
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