(04-05-2023 12:02 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 12:00 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  I guess this is what it takes for Reps to win in this day and age. I'm not worried though, it's not sustainable. Just putting more of the burden on voters to vet their candidates thoroughly. In my recent memory, this person joins Sinema and Gabbard as bought and paid for plants inside the Democratic Party

From the article I just posted:

Quote:“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,” Carolina Journal’s Alex Baltzegar observed.

Don’t let the facts get in the way of his opinion.

(04-05-2023 12:02 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 12:00 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  I guess this is what it takes for Reps to win in this day and age. I'm not worried though, it's not sustainable. Just putting more of the burden on voters to vet their candidates thoroughly. In my recent memory, this person joins Sinema and Gabbard as bought and paid for plants inside the Democratic Party

From the article I just posted:

Quote:“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,” Carolina Journal’s Alex Baltzegar observed.

Ya if you're posting about it, and it's coming from your little redstate blog, i'm going to assume the opposite.

Democrats aren't immune to bribery, and the stakes are high for Republicans to do whatever it takes to eek out a W amongst a sea of L's. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to put two and two together.

(04-05-2023 12:16 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 12:02 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 12:00 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  I guess this is what it takes for Reps to win in this day and age. I'm not worried though, it's not sustainable. Just putting more of the burden on voters to vet their candidates thoroughly. In my recent memory, this person joins Sinema and Gabbard as bought and paid for plants inside the Democratic Party

From the article I just posted:

Quote:“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,” Carolina Journal’s Alex Baltzegar observed.

Ya if you're posting about it, and it's coming from your little redstate blog, i'm going to assume the opposite.

So, pretty much like every story from ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, WaPo, & NYT?

I'm all for Democrats alienating their Party. Keep it going Kruff. :insert banana dance:

Sadly, they must not fear the consequences. :(

(04-05-2023 11:57 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:51 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:49 AM)appst89 Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:32 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  She ran as a Democrat in a solidly blue district & then switched parties within 5 months… I’d expect she’s getting some difficult emails & calls.

Apparently, she has already gotten those calls and emails. That was a big part of what drove her to leave the lunatic left behind.

That’s her excuse. No one flips after 5 months. This was planned.

I understand the suspicion.

But in practice it's really, really tough to get nominated. Particularly in a district where the nomination guarantees election (solid R or solid D districts).

You have to ingratiate yourself with party members for years, and build an organization of volunteers (or very low paid workers) who work with you every day. And it's incredibly difficult to hide who you really are for years without giving big hints that will scare insiders/donors/volunteers away from you.

Who knows? I just feel, given the stakes, it was a prearranged move. I have no way of knowing, but it certainly is odd given her short time in office.

(04-05-2023 01:23 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:57 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:51 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:49 AM)appst89 Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:32 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  She ran as a Democrat in a solidly blue district & then switched parties within 5 months… I’d expect she’s getting some difficult emails & calls.

Apparently, she has already gotten those calls and emails. That was a big part of what drove her to leave the lunatic left behind.

That’s her excuse. No one flips after 5 months. This was planned.

I understand the suspicion.

But in practice it's really, really tough to get nominated. Particularly in a district where the nomination guarantees election (solid R or solid D districts).

You have to ingratiate yourself with party members for years, and build an organization of volunteers (or very low paid workers) who work with you every day. And it's incredibly difficult to hide who you really are for years without giving big hints that will scare insiders/donors/volunteers away from you.

Who knows? I just feel, given the stakes, it was a prearranged move. I have no way of knowing, but it certainly is odd given her short time in office.

She served in the state Legislature for about 9 years (2007-16) before getting elected again last year. She and her family have been involved in Democrat politics in the Charlotte/Meck area for decades. The idea that she had planned this back when she was seeking the nomination a year ago is just plain stupid.

She missed an important vote in the House. Possibly — although I’ve seen no proof — her absence was planned so she could avoid a tough vote. And then maybe she was genuinely shocked/unnerved by the reaction/fall-out, and *then* she decided to switch parties. I could see that, maybe. But even if all that is true, the “prearranged” aspect of this goes back a few days (the vote in the N.C. House was last Wednesday), not a few months/years.

From her own election website:

Quote:I have been a champion of LBGTQ+ rights throughout my public service. I was the first House member to stand up in opposition to the radical and hateful HB2 legislation, even when many saw opposing it as a political liability. We have come a long way, but there is still work to do. Right now, LGBTQ+ youth are under attack by Republican state legislatures across the country.

Quote:I believe quality, affordable health care should be a right for all North Carolinians. I will stand up to Republican attacks on our health care, I will fight to expand Medicaid to over 600,000 uninsured North Carolinians and lower costs for everyone.

Sounds like she said all the right things to get elected in her district. Doubt she keeps her seat.

(04-05-2023 01:41 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 01:23 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:57 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:51 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:49 AM)appst89 Wrote:  Apparently, she has already gotten those calls and emails. That was a big part of what drove her to leave the lunatic left behind.

That’s her excuse. No one flips after 5 months. This was planned.

I understand the suspicion.

But in practice it's really, really tough to get nominated. Particularly in a district where the nomination guarantees election (solid R or solid D districts).

You have to ingratiate yourself with party members for years, and build an organization of volunteers (or very low paid workers) who work with you every day. And it's incredibly difficult to hide who you really are for years without giving big hints that will scare insiders/donors/volunteers away from you.

Who knows? I just feel, given the stakes, it was a prearranged move. I have no way of knowing, but it certainly is odd given her short time in office.

She served in the state Legislature for about 9 years (2007-16) before getting elected again last year. She and her family have been involved in Democrat politics in the Charlotte/Meck area for decades. The idea that she had planned this back when she was seeking the nomination a year ago is just plain stupid.

She missed an important vote in the House. Possibly — although I’ve seen no proof — her absence was planned so she could avoid a tough vote. And then maybe she was genuinely shocked/unnerved by the reaction/fall-out, and *then* she decided to switch parties. I could see that, maybe. But even if all that is true, the “prearranged” aspect of this goes back a few days (the vote in the N.C. House was last Wednesday), not a few months/years.

So she serves from 2007-2016, takes a 6 year break, runs as a progressive democrat then flips six months into the position? And we're not expected to think something is amiss?

(04-05-2023 01:48 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 01:41 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 01:23 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:57 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(04-05-2023 11:51 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  That’s her excuse. No one flips after 5 months. This was planned.

I understand the suspicion.

But in practice it's really, really tough to get nominated. Particularly in a district where the nomination guarantees election (solid R or solid D districts).

You have to ingratiate yourself with party members for years, and build an organization of volunteers (or very low paid workers) who work with you every day. And it's incredibly difficult to hide who you really are for years without giving big hints that will scare insiders/donors/volunteers away from you.

Who knows? I just feel, given the stakes, it was a prearranged move. I have no way of knowing, but it certainly is odd given her short time in office.

She served in the state Legislature for about 9 years (2007-16) before getting elected again last year. She and her family have been involved in Democrat politics in the Charlotte/Meck area for decades. The idea that she had planned this back when she was seeking the nomination a year ago is just plain stupid.

She missed an important vote in the House. Possibly — although I’ve seen no proof — her absence was planned so she could avoid a tough vote. And then maybe she was genuinely shocked/unnerved by the reaction/fall-out, and *then* she decided to switch parties. I could see that, maybe. But even if all that is true, the “prearranged” aspect of this goes back a few days (the vote in the N.C. House was last Wednesday), not a few months/years.

So she serves from 2007-2016, takes a 6 year break, runs as a progressive democrat then flips six months into the position? And we're not expected to think something is amiss?

A LOT has happened to the Democrat party from 2016-today. They have gone completely off the rails. Perhaps she was a consumer of state media & didn't realize how completely far left the Democrats have gone. Trump broke the left mentally. In no way is the party she served in 2016 the same party today. I think she had a wake-up call once she got back into the mix, away from the campaign.